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The Hurdy-Gurdy Player followed by Children at the Door of a House ('The Schoolmaster')
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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
The Hurdy-Gurdy Player followed by Children at the Door of a House ('The Schoolmaster')
etching
1641
on firm Japan paper
a fine, rich and warm impression of the first state (of four)
printing strongly and with luminous contrasts
trimmed to or just inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper all around
a small surface loss above the arch
otherwise in good condition
Plate & Sheet 95 x 63 mm.
The Hurdy-Gurdy Player followed by Children at the Door of a House ('The Schoolmaster')
etching
1641
on firm Japan paper
a fine, rich and warm impression of the first state (of four)
printing strongly and with luminous contrasts
trimmed to or just inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper all around
a small surface loss above the arch
otherwise in good condition
Plate & Sheet 95 x 63 mm.
Provenance
Probably with Pierre Remy (circa 1715-1797), Paris (see Lugt 2173; his R faded, according to Stogdon); possibly his sale, Paris (exp. Musier), 30 June 1772 (and following days), lot 242 or 243 (part lot).
John Barnard (1709-1784), London (Lugt 1420; his copy of Gersaint annotated 'Deux Epreuves. Une Pap.r des Indes'); probably in his posthumous sale, Thomas Philipe, London, 16 April 1798 (and following days), 19th day, lot 175 (with others; 'The School-master- two impressions with variations') (£ 3.4; to Esdaile).
William Esdaile (1758-1837), London (Lugt 2617; initialled and inscribed twice verso).
Unidentified, letter Z (?) in purple verso (similar to Lugt 2678f).
With Kennedy Galleries, New York,
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1972; then by descent to the present owners.
John Barnard (1709-1784), London (Lugt 1420; his copy of Gersaint annotated 'Deux Epreuves. Une Pap.r des Indes'); probably in his posthumous sale, Thomas Philipe, London, 16 April 1798 (and following days), 19th day, lot 175 (with others; 'The School-master- two impressions with variations') (£ 3.4; to Esdaile).
William Esdaile (1758-1837), London (Lugt 2617; initialled and inscribed twice verso).
Unidentified, letter Z (?) in purple verso (similar to Lugt 2678f).
With Kennedy Galleries, New York,
Sam Josefowitz (Lugt 6094); acquired from the above in 1972; then by descent to the present owners.
Literature
Bartsch, Hollstein 128; Hind 192; New Hollstein 191 (this impression erroneously cited as a second state)
Stogdon p. 292
Stogdon p. 292
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