Self Portrait with Saskia (B., Holl. 19; H. 144; BB. 36-A)
Details
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
Self Portrait with Saskia (B., Holl. 19; H. 144; BB. 36-A)
etching, 1636, on fine laid paper, without watermark, first state (of three), a fine impression, with very good contrasts, showing only a trace of the usual foulbiting in the shadow cast by Rembrandt's hat, with narrow margins, lacking a small section of the top margin to the right, a diagonal crease top left, pale staining
P. 4 1/8 x 3 5/8 (104 x 93mm.)
Self Portrait with Saskia (B., Holl. 19; H. 144; BB. 36-A)
etching, 1636, on fine laid paper, without watermark, first state (of three), a fine impression, with very good contrasts, showing only a trace of the usual foulbiting in the shadow cast by Rembrandt's hat, with narrow margins, lacking a small section of the top margin to the right, a diagonal crease top left, pale staining
P. 4 1/8 x 3 5/8 (104 x 93mm.)
Provenance
P. Mariette (L. 1789, recto and verso, the date indistinct)
An unidentified collector's stamp verso, initials GHW (?) (not in Lugt)
An unidentified collector's stamp verso, initials GHW (?) (not in Lugt)