REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | BEARDED OLD MAN IN A HIGH FUR CAP, WITH EYES CLOSED (B., HOLL. 290; NEW HOLL. 148; H. 130)

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
1606 - 1669
BEARDED OLD MAN IN A HIGH FUR CAP, WITH EYES CLOSED (B., HOLL. 290; NEW HOLL. 148; H. 130)

Etching, circa 1635, a very good impression of New Hollstein's second state (of four), though printing with touches of wear in the densely hatched areas, on paper with an Arms of Amsterdam watermark (cf Hinterding A.a), unframed
plate: 112 by 102mm 4⅜ by 4in
sheet: 116 by 105mm 4½ by 4⅛in

Condition Report:
With small to narrow margins, in good condition apart from minor uneven light-staining, pin holes at each corner, a small thinned spot at lower left corner, unframed.

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Provenance:
Ex coll. an unidentified collector's stamp (initials 'S.M') (not in Lugt)