REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN | The Brook with a Grotto and a Boat ('Het Spelonkje') (B., Holl. 231; New Holl. 220; H. 211)

Etching and drypoint, 1645, New Hollstein's second (final) state, a good impression of this rare subject, though showing touches of wear in the densely hatched areas

With narrow to thread margins, in good condition, a small brown stain in lower right of the image, a small area of adhesive residue at lower left, a few small areas of pale discoloration, a minute thinned area in the upper right of the sheet, some residual hinging at sheet edges verso, unframed.
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