REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669) - photo 1

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Lot 35
03.12.2025 15:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1514589
Lot 35 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
£ 6 000 – 8 000
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
The Circumcision
etching
circa 1625
on laid paper, watermark Foolscap with seven-pointed Collar (probably Hinterding O.a.)
a very fine, lightly tonal impression of this early print, possibly Rembrandt's first etching
third, final state
printing very clearly and sharply
with dark accents, depth and much inky relief
with narrow margins
generally in very good condition
Plate 212 x 161 mm.
Sheet 216 x 164 mm.




Provenance

With Arthur Pond (circa 1705-1758), London (without mark; see Lugt 2038).
Sir Edward Astley (1729-1802), Norfolk (Lugt 2775, recto); probably acquired en-bloc from the above with the rest of his collection; presumably his sale, Langford, London, 27 March 1760 (and following days).
Sotheby’s, 14 June 1984, lot 145 (£ 3,520; to Boerner).
With C. G. Boerner, Düsseldorf and New York; their catalogue, Neue Lagerliste 80 (1984), no. 32.
With Christopher Mendez, London; gifted by the above as a reward for preventing a theft; Piasa, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 31 March 2003, lot 169 (a charity auction to benefit Fondation Custodia).
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired at the above sale; then by descent to the present owners.



Literature

Not in Bartsch, Hollstein S 398; Hind 388 (rejected); New Hollstein 1
Stogdon 14
Artist:Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669)
Applied technique:Etching
Art style:Old Masters
Place of origin:Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands
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