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Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Christ Carried to the Tomb.
Etching and drypoint, circa 1645. 132x107 mm; 5 1/4x4 1/4 inches, narrow margins. Usticke's only state (e). The letters I N (?) counter mark to an unknown watermark. Ex-collection Adam Gottlieb Thiermann (Lugt 2434, verso); and Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen (Lugt 1633 and 2398, verso). A superb, early impression with burr in the lower left corner and traces of burr at Christ's feet, and with crisp, inky plate edges. Bartsch 84; Biörklund 45-3; Hollstein (White and Boon) 84.
