Apr 25, 2012 - Sale 2277

Sale 2277 - Lot 97

Unsold
Estimate: $ 12,000 - $ 18,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN
Samuel Manasseh Ben Israel.

Etching, 1636. 153x110 mm; 6 1/8x4 3/8 inches, narrow margins. Biörklund's second state (of 4), before the vice marks at the lower edge of the plate and the mezzotint additions; Usticke's second state (of 4); White and Boon's second state (of 3). The 3 balls of a Foolscap watermark (Ash/Fletcher 19). A superb, clearly-printed impression with strong contrasts, cirsp, inky plate edges, the vertical scratch under the left eye and the horizontal wiping scratches showing and no sign of wear. Bartsch 269; Biörklund 36-C; Hollstein (White and Boon) 269.