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Lot 21
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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
  • THREE ORIENTAL FIGURES (JACOB AND LABAN?) (B., HOLL. 118; H. 183; BB.41-F)
  • 144 by 114mm 5 5/8 by 5 3/4 in
Etching, 1641, a good impression of the second (final) state, on paper with part of an indistinct watermark, with thread margins, a tear at the lower right corner and at center of the right edge, paper discoloration, occasional fox marks, a soft horizontal crease along the upper edge and a diagonal crease across the lower left corner 

Provenance

Ex coll. J. N. Hughes (L. 1270); with signature Mark Noble in brown ink verso (not in Lugt)

Condition

There is a tear at the lower right corner and at center of the right edge, paper discoloration, occasional fox marks. There is a soft horizontal crease along the upper edge and a diagonal crease across the lower left corner. There are other very soft horizontal creases at center.
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