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136 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Beheading of John the Baptist
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Etching, 1640. 125x103 mm; 5x4
1
/
8
inches, narrow margins. Biörklund’s third state (of 3);
Usticke’s third state (e-i) (of 4);White and Boon’s second state (of 2). A very good, crisp
and evenly-inked impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 92; Biörklund 40-B; Hollstein
(White and Boon) 92.
[2,500/3,500]
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Old Man with a Divided Fur Cap
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Etching and drypoint, 1640. 151x137 mm; 6x5
1
/
2
inches, narrow margins. Biörklund’s
second state (of 3); Usticke’s second state (of 3), with the diagonal slipt stroke from the
cap to the left cheek;White and Boon’s second state (of 3). Ex-collection Max Hausdorff
(Lugt 4071, verso).A very good, early impression with traces of burr on the thumb of the
right hand, on the outline of the robe lower right and on the horizontal lines at the lower
edge of the plate. Bartsch 265; Biörklund 40-A; Hollstein (White and Boon) 265.
[10,000/15,000]
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