Swann Galleries - Old Master Prints - Sale 2429: Part I, November 3, 2016

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134 ● REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Abraham and Isaac .
Etching, 1645. 157x130 mm; 6 1/4x5 1/8 inches. Biörklund’s first state (of 2); Usticke’s first
state (of 3); New Hollstein first state (of 2), before the line connecting Abraham’s shoulder
with his back and the additional lines between the faces of the two figures. Ex-collection
Robert Dighton (Lugt 727, upper left recto).Trimmed on the plate mark.A superb, richly-
inked and dark impression, with warm plate tone and traces of burr on Isaac’s robe. Bartsch
34; Biörklund 45-D; Hollstein (White and Boon) 34.
[6,000/9,000]