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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN A Hurdy-Gurdy Player Followed by Children at the Door of a House ("The Schoolmaster").
Etching, 1641. 95x63 mm; 3 3/4x2 1/2 inches, small margins. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's second state (of 3); New Hollstein's second state (of 4), with the added line on the lower part of the woman's ear. A very, richly-inked and early impression with strong contrasts and before any wear in the densely cross-hatched areas.
With—Group of 4 progressive state etchings of the same subject, 1641. Each 95x63 mm; 3 3/4x2 1/2 inches, small margins. Two impressions (inked differently) in Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's second state (of 3); New Hollstein's third state (of 4); and two impressions (inked differently) in Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's third state (of 3); New Hollstein's third state (of 4). Each a very good impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 128; Biörklund 41-N; Hollstein (White and Boon) 128; New Hollstein 191.
