REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
03.12.2025 15:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1514646
Lot 80 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Estimate value
2000GBP £ 2 000 – 3 000
Bust of an old Man with a Fur Cap and flowing Beard, nearly full Face
etching
circa 1631
on laid paper, without watermark
a very good impression of this lightly etched portrait
second, final state
with small margins on three sides, a wider margin below
some small defects and repairs
generally in good condition
Plate 63 x 53 mm.
Sheet 72 x 60 mm.
Provenance
Thomas Thane (1782-1846), London (Lugt 811, inscribed '24 May Enaht 1819[?]'); possibly his sale, Sotheby's, London, 25-30 May 1846, as part of lot 998 or 999.
With Craddock & Barnard, London (according to Marqusee label).
Janet Marqusee (née Morland) (1931-2001) and John Edwards Marqusee (1928-1999), New York (without mark and not in Lugt).
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 312; Hind 49; New Hollstein 82 (this impression cited)
Stogdon p. 339
| Artist: | Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669) |
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| Applied technique: | Etching |
| Art style: | Old Masters |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| 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 |
| Genre: | Portrait |
| Place of origin: | Western Europe, Europe, The Netherlands |
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