REMBRANDT VAN RIJN The Rat Catcher.
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Rat Catcher.
Etching and drypoint, 1632. 141x127 mm; 5¾x5¼ inches, narrow to thread margins. Biörklund's third state (of 3); Usticke's second state (of 2); White and Boon's third state (of 3); New Hollstein's third state (of 3), with the parallel horizontal shading behind the rat catcher's hat and neck. Letter L I or I I counter mark to an unknown watermark. A very good, dark impression of this scarce etching, with crisp, partially inky plate edges and strong contrasts.
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Rat Catcher.
Etching and drypoint, 1632. 141x127 mm; 5¾x5¼ inches, narrow to thread margins. Biörklund's third state (of 3); Usticke's second state (of 2); White and Boon's third state (of 3); New Hollstein's third state (of 3), with the parallel horizontal shading behind the rat catcher's hat and neck. Letter L I or I I counter mark to an unknown watermark. A very good, dark impression of this scarce etching, with crisp, partially inky plate edges and strong contrasts.