REMBRANDT HARMENSZ van RIJN
1606 - 1669
Portrait of Jan Antonides van der Linden
1665
Original etching, drypoint and engraving,
175 × 107 mm, trimmed outside or to the platemark,
Very fine impression of the sixth state (of 7), with mezzotint additions in the space above the arch and the upper right corner, small spot inside the tablet, remains of previews hinges on the reverse side, slight thin places at the corner, small restoration in the lower right corner and small paper loss in the left border. This is the last know impression of the master.
Watermark: letters AJ crowned with the letters WR, being the lower part of the watermark representing the coat of arms with lilies (Hinterding, vol. II, p. 200-201, Strasbourg lily B.b.a, vol. III p. 419)
Provenance: J.B. de Graaf (Lugt 1120) ; A.P.F. Robert-Dumesnil (L. 2200) ; K.E. von Liphart (L. 1687), his sail , C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, December 1876, lot 1477 ; C. Schlösser (L. 636), his sail, F.A.C. Prestel, Frankfurt, June 1880, lot 587 ; A.F. von Lanna (L. 2773), H.G. Gutekunst, Stuttgart, 11-22 May 1909, lot 2676 ; K.J. Gottstein (L. 1169bis, impression mentioned by Lugt), his sail, C.G. Boerner, Leipzig, 23-24 November 1925, lot 857 ; Gilhofer and Ranschburg (en 1936) ; R.H. Zinser, through inheritance.
Reference: New Hollstein 314 vi/vii