Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 Leiden – Amsterdam 1669 A Cavalry Fight

Etching on laid paper with watermark “Arms of Amsterdam” cf. Erik Hinterding, Rembrandt as an etcher. Catalogue of watermarks (Illustrations), vol. III, p. 43 above. (c. 1652). 11.9 x 9.4 cm (sheet size).

Period

15th-18th Century

Technique

Prints

Details

Bartsch 131; White/Boon 131; Hinterding/Rutgers (The New Hollstein) 266 II (von III).

Provenienz:
Sammlung Heinrich Brockhaus (1804-1874), Leipzig, seitdem in Familienbesitz.

Description

Excellent impression, rich in contrast, before the continuous line in the woman’s headdress. With a fine margin around the platemark. – Verso in the corners with remnants and traces of former mounting, this visible recto. The upper left and right corners somewhat wavy, otherwise fine.