Live Auction 11965Fifty Prints by Rembrandt van Rijn A Private English Collection
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Lot 12

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Closed5 July 2016

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GBP 35,000

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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
The Return of the Prodigal Son
etching, 1636, on laid paper, watermark Strasbourg Lily (Hinterding A-BA-a-a), a brilliant impression of New Hollstein's first state (of three), printing with great contrast and clarity, the lightly etched landscape in the background printing very strongly, with thread margins, a 15 mm. repaired horizontal tear at upper left, otherwise in very good condition
Plate 159 x 137 mm., Sheet 160 x 140 mm.

The Carlyon Family, Tregrehan House, Cornwall.
With Colnaghi, London (their stock number R. 536 in pencil verso); bought from the above in 1958.
Acquired from the above, 8 February 1960 (£100).

Specialist note

The present impression is superior to all impressions in the British Museum.