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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Christ Disputing with the Doctors: a Sketch
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Etching and drypoint, 1652. 125x216 mm; 5x8
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inches, narrow margins. Biörklund’s
second state (of 3), with the rust spots along the upper edge of the plate; Usticke’s second
state (of 3); White and Boon’s second state (of 3). Arms of Amsterdam watermark
(Ash/Fletcher 1 G a; the same watermark is on the impression of this subject in the
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). A superb, early impression, with traces of burr on the tall
cap on the man behind Christ and with strong contrasts. Bartsch 65; Biörklund 52-B;
Hollstein (White and Boon) 65.
[8,000/12,000]
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