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Estimate: $ 10,000 - $ 15,000
REMBRANDT VAN RIJN The Good Samaritan.
Etching, 1633. 251x203 mm; 10x81/8 inches. Biörklund's fifth state (of 5); Usticke's fourth state (of 4); White and Boon's fifth state (of 5), after the reduction of the plate. Arms of Württemberg with the initials LB watermark (Ash/Fletcher 9 B´ a, which they date to the 1630s). Trimmed on the plate mark 3 sides, inside the plate mark in the blank lower margin with the entire artist's signature and date preserved. A superb, evenly printed impression of this scarce print with strong contrasts.
According to Usticke, "A scarce plate, seldom found in fine condition (R+)." Bartsch 90; Biörklund 33-A; Hollstein (White and Boon) 90.
