REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap and
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap and Plume.
Etching and drypoint, 1638. 135x105 mm; 5¼x4 inches, narrow to thread margins. Biörklund's third state (of 3); Usticke's second state (i-l) (of 3), with the delicate details on the face and beard distinct and the shading lower right clear, before the Jean rework. A very good, well-inked and crisp impression with strong contrasts and touches of burr on the beard, right eye and below the brim of the hat. Bartsch 20; Biörklund 38-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 20.
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Self Portrait in a Velvet Cap and Plume.
Etching and drypoint, 1638. 135x105 mm; 5¼x4 inches, narrow to thread margins. Biörklund's third state (of 3); Usticke's second state (i-l) (of 3), with the delicate details on the face and beard distinct and the shading lower right clear, before the Jean rework. A very good, well-inked and crisp impression with strong contrasts and touches of burr on the beard, right eye and below the brim of the hat. Bartsch 20; Biörklund 38-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 20.
% from the market value