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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN Christ before Pilate: Large Plate.
Etching and engraving, 1635. 545x447 mm; 21 1/2x17 5/8 inches. Biörklund's fourth state (of 5); Usticke's third state (of 4); White and Boon's fourth state (of 5); New Hollstein's fourth state (of 5). Trimmed on or just inside the plate mark. A very good, dark, richly-inked impression of this large, scarce etching, with strong contrasts and little to no sign of wear in even the most densely cross-hatched areas and with all the details distinct.
There is also a grisaille painting of this subject by Rembrandt, dated 1634, in the National Gallery, London. Rembrandt included a self-portrait in this etching, one of his largest and most complex prints, in the upper center behind the group of men on the terrace to the left of Christ (the head with the plumed hat). Bartsch 77; Biörklund 35-K; Hollstein (White and Boon) 77; New Hollstein 155.
