Description:
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House, 1648, an 18th century impression (Bartsch/Hollstein, 176ii/iii). Signed and dated within the plate. Etching on laid paper, image size 6 1/2 x 5 1/16 in. (16.5 x 12.6 cm),framed.
Condition: Trimmed just within the platemark, several fox marks, pale and uneven toning, floated within the mat, not examined out of frame.
Estimate $700-900
Out of the frame the sheet (same size as the image - there are no margins) is hinged down and in from the upper corners. It is gently toned, more so on the left, and fading subtly towards the right. There are 2 pale spots near the upper right corner. There are pencil annotations to the verso.
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