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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Abraham and Isaac.
Etching, 1645. 157x130 mm; 6 1/4x5 1/4 inches, narrow to thread margins. Biörklund's first state (of 2); Usticke's first state (of 3); New Hollstein's first state (of 2), before the completion of the contour of Abraham's right shoulder. Partial posthorn (?) watermark (Ash/Fletcher 31). A superb, dark and richly-inked impression with all the fine lines distinct and little to no sign of wear, with crisp, inky plate edges.
Provenance: John Charles Robinson, London, with the ink stamp verso (Lugt 1433). Bartsch 34; Biörklund 45-D; Hollstein (White and Boon) 34; New Hollstein 224.
