REMBRANDT VAN RIJN The Angel Departing from the Family of Tobias.
Etching and drypoint, 1641. 105x156 mm; 4 1/8x6 1/4 inches, thread margins. Biörklund's third state (of 6), before the lines in the blank triangular space lower left; Usticke's third state (e) (of 7); White and Boon's third state (of 4). Ex-collection Adam Gottlieb Theirmann (Lugt 2434, verso); and Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin (Lugt 1606, verso). A superb, early impression, with strong contrasts and without any wear in the densely-shaded doorway. Bartsch 43; Biörklund 41-G; Hollstein (White and Boon) 43.
