Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606 Leiden – Amsterdam 1669 The small Lion Hunt (with one Lion)

Etching on laid paper with trimmed watermark “Strasbourg Lily” (cf. Erik Hinterding, Rembrandt as an etcher, Catalogue of watermarks (Illustrations), vol. III, p. 388ff.). (1629). 10.6 x 7.9 cm (sheet).

Period

15th-18th Century

Technique

Prints

Details

Bartsch 117; White/Boon 117 II (von II); Hinterding/Rutgers (The New Hollstein) 27 II (von II).

Provenienz:
British Museum, London, Department of Prints and Drawings, verso mit dem Stempel (Lugt 301) sowie mit dem Duplikats-Stempel (Lugt 305).

Description

A fine impression from the reduced plate after cancellation of the shading in the sky. The clearly recognizable vertical scratches in the sky indicate an early impression of the second state. With a fine margin around the platemark. – Paper minimally thinned in places along the left edge of the sheet, otherwise in very good condition. Rare!