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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Goldsmith
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Etching and drypoint, 1655. 80x58 mm;
3
1
/
8
x2
1
/
4
inches, small margins. Biörklund’s
second state (of 2); Usticke’s second state
(e) (of 3);White and Boon’s second state
(of 3). A very good, dark and well-inked
impression, with strong contrasts, with all
the fine lines distinct and little to no sign
of wear. Bartsch 123; Biörklund 55-D;
Hollstein (White and Boon) 123.
[2,500/3,500]
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Abraham Francen,Apothecary
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Etching, circa 1657. 156x208 mm; 6
1
/
8
x8
1
/
4
inches, narrow margins. Biörklund’s ninth
state (of 10); Usticke’s fifth or sixth state
(of 9), before the heavy Basan rework;
White and Boon’s tenth state (of 10). Ex-
collection D’Arenberg (Lugt 567, verso);
and unknown collector, initials L.G. and
date “1822” in ink, verso (not in Lugt). A
very good, richly-inked impression with
strong contrasts and with burr on the right
hand and on the hat on the bench, with all
the details distinct. Bartsch 273; Biörklund
57-2; Hollstein (White and Boon) 273.
[3,000/5,000]
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