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

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178 ● REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt:A Night Piece.
Etching and drypoint, 1651. 128x111 mm; 5x43/8 inches. Biörklund’s fourth state (of 5),
before the additional shading on Joseph’s right hand and the ass’s nose; Usticke’s fourth
state (of 9);White and Boon’s fifth state (of 6); New Hollstein sixth state (of 10). Ex-
collection B.Vesselovsky (Lugt 312a, verso). Trimmed on the plate mark. A very good,
well-inked impression. Bartsch 53; Biörklund 51-E; Hollstein (White and Boon) 53.
[5,000/8,000]
179 ● REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Circumcision in the Stable.
Etching and drypoint, 1654. 98x148 mm; 4x5 7/8 inches, small margins. Biörklund’s second
state (of 2); Usticke’s second state (e) (of 3);White and Boon’s second state (of 2). Ex-
collection the artist William Morris Hunt (1824-1879). A very good, richly-inked and
dark impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear in the dark right section. Bartsch
47; Biörklund 54-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 47.
[2,000/3,000]
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