Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Blindness of Tobit: the Larger Plate (B., Holl. 42; New Holl. 265; H. 252)
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December 8, 02:22 PM GMT
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8,000 - 12,000 GBP
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 - 1669
The Blindness of Tobit: the Larger Plate (B., Holl. 42; New Holl. 265; H. 252)
Etching and drypoint, 1651, a very fine impression of New Hollstein's scarce first state (of two), printing with warm plate tone and horizontal wiping scratches, with inky plate edges and sulphur tinting in places, on laid paper without watermark, framed
plate: 161 by 130mm 6⅜ by 5⅛in
sheet: 170 by 135mm 6¾ by 5¼in
Ex coll. Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, with their duplicate stamp verso (L. 4835)
Proceeds from the sale of this work are to benefit the Red Cross.
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