REMBRANDT VAN RIJN The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight.
Etching and drypoint, 1654. 210x163 mm; 8 1/4x6 1/2 inches, narrow to thread margins. Biörklund's second state (of 2); Usticke's first state (of 3), before the diagonal shading in the upper right corner. The letters A G countermark to an unknown watermark. A superb, dark and richly-inked impression with strong contrasts and no sign of wear. Bartsch 83; Biörklund 54-G; Hollstein (White and Boon) 83.
