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

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120 REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

The Persian

.

Etching, 1632. 108x79 mm; 4

1

/

4

x3

1

/

8

inches,

small margins. Usticke’s second state (i) (of

4),with the faint, diagonal scratch above the

plume. A very good, dark and well-inked

impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch

152; Biörklund 32-A;Hollstein (White and

Boon) 152.

[2,000/3,000]

121

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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

The Turbaned Soldier on Horseback

.

Etching and drypoint, circa 1632. 83x58

mm;3

1

/

4

x2

1

/

4

inches,small margins.Usticke’s

second state (e) (of 2), with the plate

corners rounded.A superb, evenly-printed

impression of this very scarce etching, with

crisp plate edges, very strong contrasts

and with the scratches to the right of the

foliage at the upper left still visible.

Bartsch 139; Biörklund 32-6; Hollstein

(White and Boon) 139.

[3,000/5,000]

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