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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Lot 4
07.12.2023 19:00UTC +00:00
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Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1071795
Lot 4 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 20 000 – 30 000
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Self-Portrait in a Cap, wide-eyed and open-mouthed

etching and drypoint

1630

on laid paper, without watermark

a very good impression of this famous small portrait

second, final state

printing clearly and with good contrasts

just beginning to show a little wear on the tip of the nose and in the hair

trimmed to or just inside the platemark, partially remargined

in good condition

Sheet 52 x 45 mm.





Provenance

George Hibbert (1757-1837), London (Lugt 2849, recto); his sale, Thomas Philipe, London, 17 April 1809 (and following days), 15th day, lot 269 (with another print and copy of it) (£ 7; to Forster).

Possibly Lavinia Forster (1774-1858), London, daughter of Thomas Banks (without mark and not in Lugt; see Lugt 2423).

The Carlyon Family, Tregrehan House, Cornwall; probably acquired by Thomas Carlyon (circa 1755-1830) or William Carlyon (1781-1841); then by descent to Tristram R. G. Carlyon (1877-1957); sold en-bloc with most of the Rembrandt collection to Colnaghi by the executors in 1958.

With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (with their stocknumber R464 in pencil verso).

Sam Sair (1905-1967), Oxbow, Saskatchewan (without mark and not in Lugt); acquired from the above in 1960.

With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (with their stocknumber C38036 in pencil verso).

Sam Josefowitz; acquired from the above in 1972; then by descent to the present owners.



Literature

Bartsch, Hollstein 320; Hind 32; New Hollstein 69 (this impression cited)

Stogdon 133
Artist:Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669)
Applied technique:Drypoint
Art style:Old Masters
Genre:Portrait
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