REMBRANDT VAN RIJN The Beheading of John the Baptist.
Etching, 1640. 125x103 mm; 5x4 1/8 inches, thread. Biörklund's second state (of 3); Usticke's second state (of 4), before the Watelet retouch; White and Boon's second state (of 2). Partial Basel Crozier watermark (Ash/Fletcher 11). A very good, well-inked, crisp and early impression with strong contrasts. Bartsch 92; Biörklund 40-B; Hollstein (White and Boon) 92.
