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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
The Star of Kings:A Night Piece
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Etching and drypoint, circa 1651. 93x142
mm; 3
5
/
8
x5
5
/
8
inches, narrow margins.
Biörklund’s second state (of 2); Usticke’s
third state (e) (of 7), with burr on the star
and the column to the left of the star. A very
good, well-inked and dark impression
with all the details distinct and before the
blotchiness and significant wear in the
dark shadows. Bartsch 113; Biörklund 51-
1; Hollstein (White and Boon) 113.
[5,000/8,000]
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David at Prayer
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Etching, 1652. 143x94 mm; 5
3
/
4
x3
3
/
4
inches,
narrow margins. Biörklund’s third state (of
3); Usticke’s second state (l) (of 3);White
and Boon’s third state (of 3).A very good,
dark impression with strong contrasts.Bartsch
41; Biörklund 52-C; Hollstein (White and
Boon) 41.
[2,000/3,000]
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