REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: An Oval Plate.
Etching and drypoint, circa 1641. 136x102 mm; 51/2x41/8 inches, small to thread margins. Biörklund's first state (of 2); Usticke's first state (l) (of 3), before the left to right diagonal shading in the space above Christ's head below the scroll; White and Boon's first state (of 2). A very good, early impression with subtle tonal variations, with the very fine diagonal shading lines in the background still printing and with inky, uncleaned plate edges. Bartsch 79; Biörklund 41-2; Hollstein (White and Boon) 79.
