Page 146 - Swann Galleries - Old Master Through Modern Prints - Sale 2312 - May 1, 2013

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The Adoration of the Shepherds: with the Lamp.
Etching, circa 1654. 103x129 mm; 41/8 x51/8 inches, narrow margins. Biörklund’s second
state (of 2); Usticke’s second state (e) (of 3);White and Boon’s second state (of 2).A very
good, dark, well-inked impression with strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear, even
in the most densely-shaded areas in the upper right. Bartsch 45; Biörklund 54-1; Hollstein
(White and Boon) 45. [2,000/3,000]
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The Circumcision in the Stable.
Etching and drypoint, 1654. 98x148 mm; 4x57/8 inches, narrow margins. Biörklund’s first
state (of 2); Usticke’s first state (of 3);White and Boon’s first state (of 2), with the blank
spaces along the upper plate mark.A superb, richly-inked, dark and early impression with
strong contrasts and inky plate edges. Bartsch 47; Biörklund 54-B; Hollstein (White and
Boon) 47. [10,000/15,000]
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The Circumcision in the Stable.
Etching, 1654. 97x148 mm; 4x57/8 inches, small margins. Biörklund’s second state (of 2);
Usticke’s second state (e) (of 3);White and Boon’s second state (of 2).A very good, well-
inked and evenly-printed impression with strong contrasts, with touches of burr on the
ladder and with the parallel diagonal lines above Joseph’s right eyebrow distinct. Bartsch
47; Biörklund 54-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 47. [1,500/2,500]
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