Details
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Christ preaching ('La petite Tombe') (B., Holl. 67; H. 256; BB. 52-2)
etching with drypoint and engraving, circa 1652, a fine 'black sleeve' impression, with considerable burr, with thread margins almost all round, a short, skilfully repaired tear at the lower edge, a tiny loss in the right margin just touching the subject, a few specks of tissue adhering to the surface near the upper and lower left edge, a minor stain at the upper right corner, faint glue residue at the lower reverse edge, the remains of old tape at the upper reverse sheet edge, otherwise generally in good condition
P. 155 x 208mm.
Christ preaching ('La petite Tombe') (B., Holl. 67; H. 256; BB. 52-2)
etching with drypoint and engraving, circa 1652, a fine 'black sleeve' impression, with considerable burr, with thread margins almost all round, a short, skilfully repaired tear at the lower edge, a tiny loss in the right margin just touching the subject, a few specks of tissue adhering to the surface near the upper and lower left edge, a minor stain at the upper right corner, faint glue residue at the lower reverse edge, the remains of old tape at the upper reverse sheet edge, otherwise generally in good condition
P. 155 x 208mm.
Provenance
Wolfgang Somary; Christie's, 21 April 1983, lot 57