REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Lot 133

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)

Young Man in a Velvet Cap (Petrus Sylvius)

Fermé29 January 2019

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REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Young Man in a Velvet Cap (Petrus Sylvius)
etching with touches of drypoint, 1637, on laid paper, with a small watermark fragment, a fine impression of the second, final state, printing with tiny touches of burr on the left eye, in the hair, on the upper lip and chin, with narrow margins, in very good condition
Plate 96 x 83 mm., Sheet 98 x 86 mm.

Henry Studdy Theobald (1847-1934), London (Lugt 1375); his sale, H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 12-14 May 1910, lot 687, described as Sehr seltenes Blatt in prachtvollem Abdruck.
Francis Bullard (1862-1913), Boston (Lugt 982); probably by descent to his sister, Katherine Bullard (died 1920).

Note du spécialiste

This print is generally thought to be executed in pure etching, however it seems that Rembrandt employed tiny flicks of drypoint to add little accents to the the face and hair of the sitter.