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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

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ID 1308644
Lot 1 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 12 000 – 18 000
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap: Bust
etching
1630
on laid paper, without watermark
a very good impression of the sixth, final state
still printing with tiny touches of burr on the left eye and fine horizontal wiping marks
just beginning to show some wear
trimmed to or just inside the platemark on three sides, a narrow margin below
two small restored paper losses
otherwise in good condition
Sheet 62 x 52 mm.




Provenance

Henry Danby Seymour (1820-1877), London and Trent (see Lugt 176); by inheritance to his brother Alfred Seymour (1824-1888), London and Trent (Lugt 176); his sale, Christie's, London, 4 April 1878, lot 15 (£ 3.10; bought back by the family).
Jane Margaret Seymour (1873-1943), Knoyle, Wiltshire (see Lugt 176); her sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 April 1927, lot 79 (£ 7; to Craddock & Barnard).
With Craddock & Barnard, London.
With Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris.
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1970; then by descent to the present owners.



Literature

Bartsch, Hollstein 24; Hind 29; New Hollstein 72 (this impression cited)
Stogdon p. 259
Artist:Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669)
Applied technique:Etching
Art style:Old Masters
Genre:Portrait
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