REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
03.12.2025 15:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1514569
Lot 28 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
10000GBP £ 10 000 – 15 000
Daniel's Vision of the four Beasts, from: Four Illustrations to Manasseh Ben Israel 'Piedra Gloriosa'
etching and engraving with drypoint
1655
on laid paper, without watermark
a very good impression of this rare subject
third state (of four)
printing with great clarity, contrasts and depth
with touches of burr in places
trimmed to or just outside the borderline on three sides, skilfully remargined at right
some pale foxmarks and stains
the subject in good condition
Sheet 102 x 76 mm.
Provenance
With P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., London (with their inscriptions in pencil verso).
Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe (1903-1965), Wykeham Abbey, Yorkshire (Lugt 719a); his posthumous sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1970, lot 39 (£ 850; to Johnson).
Walter J. Johnson (1908–1996), Leipzig and New York (without mark and not in Lugt); his sale, Sotheby’s, New York, 2-3 May 1984, lot 516 ($ 6,050).
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 36d; Hind 284d; New Hollstein 288d (this impression cited, erroneously described as a fourth state)
Stogdon p. 262
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint, Engraving, Etching |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Drypoint, Engraving, Etching |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
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