Lot Essay
The background landscape betrays a debt to the works of Titian and Domenico Campagnola.
Property from the Collection of
ALICE TULLY
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
Details
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
St. Jerome Reading in an Italian Landscape (B. 104; H. 267; BB. 53-3)
etching, engraving and drypoint, circa 1653, on laid paper, watermark Foolscap, a fine impression with burr and wiping scratches, second (final) state, with thread margins, occasional very pale staining at the margin edges, otherwise in very good condition, framed
P. 10 3/16 x 8 1/4in. (258 x 209mm.)
St. Jerome Reading in an Italian Landscape (B. 104; H. 267; BB. 53-3)
etching, engraving and drypoint, circa 1653, on laid paper, watermark Foolscap, a fine impression with burr and wiping scratches, second (final) state, with thread margins, occasional very pale staining at the margin edges, otherwise in very good condition, framed
P. 10 3/16 x 8 1/4in. (258 x 209mm.)
Provenance
E. V. Utterson (L.909); his sale Christie's 1848
Duke of Buccleuch (L.402); his sale Christie's 1887
Duke of Buccleuch (L.402); his sale Christie's 1887