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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

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ID 1071798
Lot 44 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Old Man with a flowing Beard

etching

1630

on laid paper, without watermark

a very fine impression of the second, final state

printing sharply, with good contrasts and a light plate tone

with small margins

in very good condition

Plate 99 x 82 mm.

Sheet 104 x 87 mm.





Provenance

Six Collection (without mark, see Lugt 1539a; according to the Gutekunst catalogue of 1898); presumably Willem Six (1662-1733), Amsterdam, nephew of Rembrandt's patron Jan Six (1618-1700); presumably sold posthumously as part of his entire print collection, in one lot in 1734.

Presumably Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780), Dordrecht and Amsterdam (without mark and not in Lugt); acquired as part of the collection at the above sale.

With Arthur Pond (circa 1705-1758), London (without mark, see Lugt 2038); acquired from the above.

John Barnard (d. 1784), London (Lugt 1419); his sale, Thomas Philipe, London, 16 April 1798 (and following days), lot 366 ('very fine - with a copy') (£ 1.7; to Hibbert).

George Hibbert (1757-1837), London (Lugt 2849, recto); his sale, Thomas Philipe, London, 17 April 1809 (and following days), 15th day, lot 263 (with a copy and another print; 'very fine') (£ 13.6; to Philipe; probably for Grave).

With Robert Grave Sr. (before 1752-1802), London (without mark and not in Lugt); his posthumous sale, Thomas Dodd, London, 6 February 1810 (and following days), 11th day, lot 101 (with two others; 'very fine') (£ 1; to Lansdowne).

Henry Petty Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne (1780-1863), London and Bowood House, Wiltshire (without mark and not in Lugt).

Sotheby’s, London, 14 May 1981, lot 642 (£6,913).

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



Literature

Bartsch, Hollstein 309; Hind 28; New Hollstein 63 (this impression cited)

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