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Faust

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ van RIJN

1606 - 1669

Faust

Circa 1652
Orignal etching with engraving and drypoint
208 × 160 mm, thread margin
Fine impression of the fifth state (out of 7), before drypoint modification to strenghthen the blackness of the shadows and before the ray of light pointing towards the man’s face divided into two parts, late impression, small thin place in the upper left corner. Without any watermark

Provenance : Jean Cantacuzène (Lugt 4030)

Reference: Biörklund, Barnard 52-4, New Hollstein – Hinterding et Rutgers 270 v/vii

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