FROM THE ASTLEY COLLECTIONREMBRANDT VAN RIJN The Persian<>.
Etching, 1632. 109x79 mm; 4 1/4x3 1/8 inches, thread margins. Usticke's first state (e) (of 4), with the fine etched line for the outer right outline of the cane, the square upper right plate corner and inky plate edges. Ex-collection Sir Edward Astley (Lugt 2775, upper right recto). A brilliant impression with even the finest wiping scratches printing clearly, consistent with the earliest impressions of this print. Bartsch 152; Biörklund 32-A; Hollstein (White and Boon) 152.
