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REMBRANDT VAN RIJN The Baptism of the Eunuch.
Etching and drypoint, 1641. 183x214 mm; 7 1/4x8 1/2 inches. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's second state (of 4), before the Basan editions; White and Boon's second state (of 2); New Hollstein second state (of 4), before the additional work lower left and the long, accidental vertical scratch to the right of St. Philip's head. Trimmed on the plate mark. A superb impression with strong contrast, with burr lower center and with the sulphur tinting in the sky distinct, consistent with the earliest impressions. Bartsch 98; Biörklund 41-E; Hollstein (White and Boon) 98.
