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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Small Lion Hunt
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Etching and drypoint, circa 1641. 155x123 mm; 6
1
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8
x4
7
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8
inches, narrow to thread margins.
Biörklund’s second state (of 2); Usticke’s second state (e) (of 2);White and Boon’s second
state (of 2). Ex-collection J. Burleigh James (Lugt 1425, verso).A superb, early impression
of this very scarce etching, with the fine drypoint lines throughout the background, with
the delicate horizontal lines on the lion’s front right paw distinct and with touches of
burr. Bartsch 115; Biörklund 41-3; Hollstein (White and Boon) 115.
[15,000/20,000]
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