Canal with an Angler and two Swans (B., Holl. 235; H. 238)

Details

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Canal with an Angler and two Swans (B., Holl. 235; H. 238)
etching and drypoint, 1650, on fine, tan-coloured paper with a countermark Initials L R, a good impression of the second (final) state, with 3-4 mm. margins all round, the foliage and reeds with slight enhancements in black chalk, a rust-spot with a small hole at the left of the subject, a short tear at the upper sheet edge just into the subject, minor defects on the reverse at the upper sheet corners where previously mounted, otherwise in good condition
(FPR 34)
P. 82 x 108 mm., S. 92 x 117 mm.

Provenance

A. Firmin Didot (L. 119)
A. Hubert (L. 130)
Sotheby's, New York, 14 May 1992, lot 188

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Lot Essay

This print was previously thought to have been one half of a larger plate, the other half of which was Canal with a Boat and a Bridge (B. 236). However, although the motifs are similar they do not join and the perspective differs in each print. The undeniably close relationship between the two in terms of size and subject means that they may well have been companion pieces.
Reproduced actual size

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