Live Auction 1516Old Master, Modern & Contemporary Prints
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Lot 217

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Abraham entertaining the Angels (B., Holl. 29; H. 286; New Holl. 295)

Closed19 March 2014

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Abraham entertaining the Angels (B., Holl. 29; H. 286; New Holl. 295)
etching and drypoint, 1656, partial watermark Arms of Amsterdam (probably Hinterding N.a.), a very good impression, printing with touches of burr, a light plate tone and sharp, inky plate edges, with 4-7mm. margins, in very good condition, framed
P. 158 x 130 mm., S. 168 x 140 mm.

University Library, Cambridge (L. 2475); probably acquired in the 18th century; transferred to the Fitzwilliam Museum (cf. L. 932) in 1876; presumably sold in their duplicate sale, Sotheby, London, 2 April 1878 (and following days), lot 61: "very rich impression with burr, large margin" (£5-5, to Danlos).
Probably with M. A. Danlos, Paris; acquired at the above sale.