Lot 60
  • 60

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn 1606-1669

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Description

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
  • Bald Headed Man in Profile Right: The Artist's Father (?) (B., HOLL. 292; H. 23; BB. 30-G)
  • 69 by 58mm; 2 3/4 by 2 1/4 in
Etching, 1630, a good impression of the third (final) state, with thread margins, on paper with part of a Foolscap (?) watermark, a minute tear at upper and lower right edge of sheet, a few foxmarks, pale paper discoloration, otherwise in good condition    

Provenance

Ex coll. Earl of Aylesford (L. 58); and a duplicate from the British Museum (L. 300, 305)

Condition

Further to catalogue description, there is a an unobtrusive soft fold through lower right corner, otherwise n good condition as catalogued
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