REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Lot 149 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

The Blind Fiddler

Closed25 January 2017

Price Realised

USD 9,375

More Information

How to sell

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
The Blind Fiddler
etching, 1631, on laid paper, without watermark, a very good impression of this rare little etching, printing with a light tone and inky plate edges, New Hollstein's ninth, final state, with narrow margins, a few tiny rust- or foxmarks, otherwise in very good condition
Plate 78 x 53 mm., Sheet 80 x 55 mm.

4th Earl of Aylesford (1751-1812), London and Warwickshire (Lugt 58); then by descent to his son, Heneage Finch, 5th Earl of Aylesford (1786-1859); probably sold in 1846 to Woodburn.
Frederik Ferdinand Hansen (1823-1916), Copenhagen (Lugt 2813); probably his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 2-4 May 1901 (according to the Paul Davidsohn sale catalogue).
Paul Davidsohn (1839-1924?), London, Vienna & Berlin (Lugt 654); his sale, C. G. Boerner, Leipzig, 26-29 April 1921, lot 129 (Mk. 3000).