Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Old Man Shading his Eyes with his Hand
Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Additional Description
Etching and drypoint on laid paper, trimmed watermark Arms of Amsterdam (Hinterding D.c). (c. 1639). 14.7 x 12.2 cm (sheet).
Details
Bartsch 259; White/Boon 259 I (of I); Hinterding/Rutgers (The New Hollstein) 175 I (of III).
Period
(1606 Leiden - Amsterdam 1669)
Technique
Druckgrafik
Provenance
Kupferstichkabinett der Staatlichen Museen, Berlin, verso with the collection ond doublicate stamp (Lugt 2398 and 1633), there inscribed in brown ink as ‘Excellent.’
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Description
A fine, early impression of this scarce print, with selective wiping of the ink downward from the beard and collar.
According to Hinterding, impressions in the first state were from Rembrandt's lifetime. The copper plate for the subject was subsequently owned by Jean de Bary, the Amsterdam art dealer, during the mid-1700s, and later by J. Treble, a Berlin collector, around 1770, who had the plate reworked by the artist Georg Friedrich Schmidt (1712-1775), adding a complete background to Rembrandt's work. Narrow margins, up to 5 mm. – Isolated brown spots, a faint, diagonal crease in the top right corner, otherwise in good condition.