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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds
.
Etching, engraving and drypoint, 1634.
260x216 mm; 10
1
/
4
x8
1
/
2
inches, narrow
margins. Biörklund’s third state (of 3);
Usticke’s second state (of 5); White and
Boon’s third state (of 3).A very good, well-
inked impression with strong contrasts, with
traces of burr on the cow’s leg and hind-
quarter. Bartsch 44; Biörklund 34-J;
Hollstein (White and Boon) 44.
[4,000/6,000]
118 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Christ and theWoman of Samaria among Ruins
.
Etching and drypoint, 1634. 123x105 mm;
4
7
/
8
x4
1
/
8
inches, narrow to thread margins.
Biörklund’s second state (of 2); Usticke’s
second state (i) (of 4),with the sharp diagonal
scratch below the base of the well and before
the Jean rework;White and Boon’s second
state (of 2). A very good, dark impression
with strong contrasts and traces of burr on
the disciples’ heads. Bartsch 71; Biörklund
34-L; Hollstein (White and Boon) 71.
[2,500/3,500]
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