REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN

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.)
Provenance
P. Mariette (L. 1789, recto and verso, the date indistinct)
An unidentified collector's stamp verso, initials GHW (?) (not in Lugt)