Old Master Prints
Old Master Prints
Property from the Estate of George Embiricos
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (B., Holl. 83; New Holl. 286; H. 280)
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December 8, 02:27 PM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
1606 - 1669
The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (B., Holl. 83; New Holl. 286; H. 280)
Etching and drypoint, 1654, a very fine, black impression of New Hollstein’s first state (of four), very richly inked and cleanly wiped, the shadows particularly opaque, partially obscuring the details in places and heightening the drama through chiaroscuro, printing with much burr, on fine laid paper without watermark, framed
sheet: 210 by 161mm 8¼ by 6¼ in
The present impression compares favourably with the Cracherode impression (F,5.6) in the British Museum.
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