A Negress lying down (B., Holl. 205; H. 299)

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
A Negress lying down (B., Holl. 205; H. 299)
etching with drypoint and engraving, 1658, second state (of three), a very good, atmoshperic impression of this state, watermark Seven Provinces, with margins, in very good condition
P. 82 x 160 mm., S. 91 x 170 mm.

Provenance

B. Vesselovsky (L. 312a).

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Lot Essay

The title comes from Adam Bartsch in the early nineteenth century, and is almost certainly erroneous. Neither de Jonghe in 1679 nor Röver in 1731 identified the subject as anything other than a sleeping naked woman.

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