REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | WOMAN BATHING HER FEET AT A BROOK (B., HOLL. 200; NEW HOLL. 309; H. 289)

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
1606 - 1669
WOMAN BATHING HER FEET AT A BROOK (B., HOLL. 200; NEW HOLL. 309; H. 289)

Etching and drypoint, 1658, a superb impression of New Hollstein's first state (of two), with delicate wiping scratches on her turban and torso still apparent, printing with touches of rich burr and inky plate edges, unframed
plate: 160 by 80mm 6⅜ by 3⅛in
sheet: 163 by 80mm 6½ by 3⅛in

Condition Report:
Trimmed to the plate mark, in good condition, the upper left tip of sheet made up and touched in with pen and ink, a couple of small losses along the extreme upper sheet edge, the left corners reinforced verso, some minor thinning at the right corners, unframed.

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Provenance:
Ex coll. J. M. Agassis (L. 69)