REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
03.12.2025 15:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1514571
Lot 56 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
5000GBP £ 5 000 – 7 000
Saint Jerome reading
etching
1634
on thin laid paper, without watermark
a very good impression
printing sharply, with good contrasts and depth
just beginning to show some wear in the darkest areas (as is common)
with a light plate tone, more prominent towards the edges
with narrow margins, occasionally trimmed on the platemark
generally in good condition
Plate 109 x 89 mm.
Sheet 110 x 90 mm.
Provenance
Richard Dawnay, 10th Viscount Downe (1903-1965), Wykeham Abbey, Yorkshire (without mark, see Lugt 719a); his posthumous sale, Sotheby's, London, 26 November 1970, lot 100.
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired at the above sale (through Ira Gale); then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 100; Hind 119; New Hollstein 126 (this impression cited)
Stogdon p. 283
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | 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: | Etching |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
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