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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Blindness of Tobit:The Larger Plate
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Etching, 1651. 163x130 mm; 6
1
/
2
x5
1
/
8
inches, narrow margins. Biörklund’s second state
(of 2); Usticke’s second state (of 2);White and Boon’s second state (of 2). A very good,
crisp impression of this scarce etching, with strong contrasts. Bartsch 42; Biörklund 51-D;
Hollstein (White and Boon) 42.
[8,000/12,000]
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Star of Kings: a Night Piece
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Etching and drypoint, circa 1651. 94x142 mm; 3
3
/
4
x5
5
/
8
inches. Biörklund’s second state
(of 2); Usticke’s third state (e) (of 7), with burr on the star and on the column to the left
of the star. Small shield watermark. Trimmed on the plate mark. A superb, richly-inked
impression with little to no sign of wear. Bartsch 113; Biörklund 51-I; Hollstein (White
and Boon) 113.
[7,000/10,000]
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