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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

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Lot 49 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Man in an Arbour

etching and drypoint

1642

on laid paper, without watermark

a very good impression of this rare, delicate portrait

printing very clearly, with a light plate tone

a narrow margin below, trimmed to the platemark elsewhere

in good condition

Plate 72 x 56 mm.

Sheet 73 x 57 mm.





Provenance

Unidentified, stamped letter C or G recto (not in Lugt).

Richard Houlditch Jr. (before 1736-1759), London (Lugt 2214, recto); probably by descent by his father Richard Houlditch (circa 1659-1736) or bought from Arthur Pond (without mark, see Lugt 2038); probably in his sale, London, 2 February 1745.

Nathaniel Smith (circa 1738-1809), London (Lugt 2296, with his shop code AIEX and, possibly number N. 238 and price in brown ink verso); probably his posthumous sale, Thomas Dodd, London, 26 April 1809 (and following days), lot 974 (with others).

Heneage Finch, 4th and 5th Earls of Aylesford (1751-1812) (1786-1859), London and Packington Hall, Warwickshire (Lugt 58); sold with the entire collection to Woodburn in 1846.

With Samuel Woodburn (1786-1853), London (without his mark; see Lugt 2584).

With W. & G. Smith, London; acquired as part of the stock from the above; their sale, Sotheby's, London, 7-17 May 1849, lot 1324 (with another; 'fine from Lord Aylesford's collection') (£ 1.2; to Weber).

Hermann Weber (1817-1854), Cologne, Brussels & Bonn (without mark, see Lugt 1383); his posthumous sale, R. Weigel, Leipzig, 28 April 1856 (and following days), lot 366 ('Ancienne et superbe épreuve, les bords sales et raboteux. Fort rare') (Mk. 17).

Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe (1903-1965), Wykeham Abbey, Yorkshire (Lugt 719a); his posthumous sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1970, lot 107 (£ 1,600; to Laube for Josefowitz).

Sam Josefowitz; acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.



Literature

Bartsch, Hollstein 257; Hind 194; New Hollstein 208 (this impression cited)

Stogdon p. 318
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