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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Jan Asselyn, Painter
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Etching and drypoint on thin cream laid paper, circa 1647. 216x171 mm; 8
1
/
2
x6
3
/
4
inches,
narrow margins. Biörklund’s third state (of 4); Usticke’s third state (e) (of 6), with the
Watelet retouching but before the Basan editions;White and Boon’s second state (of 3).
A superb, richly-inked and earlier impression with very strong contrasts and traces of burr.
Bartsch 277; Biörklund 47-1; Hollstein (White and Boon) 277.
[6,000/9,000]
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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Baptism of the Eunuch
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Etching and drypoint, 1641. 183x214 mm; 7
1
/
4
x8
1
/
2
inches, small margins. Biörklund’s
second state (of 2); Usticke’s fourth state (of 4), with remnants of the sulphur tinting in
the background;White and Boon’s second state (of 2).A very good, well-inked impression
with strong contrasts. Bartsch 98; Biörklund 41-E; Hollstein (White and Boon) 98.
[2,000/3,000]
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