Jan Georg (Joris) Van Vliet (Dutch, c. 1610-after 1665),After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) An old woman reading

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Jan Georg (Joris) Van Vliet (Dutch, c. 1610-after 1665),After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

An old woman reading or Rembrandt's mother as the Prophetess Anna, c. 1631. Signed and inscribed "RH van Rijn inventor./JG van Vliet fecit." in the plate u.r., inscribed faintly in pencil beneath the plate mark "Portrait of Rembrandt's mother reading/ by Van Vliet after Rembrandt/No. 26, p. ... of Da..." l.c. Etching and engraving on paper (a very late and worn impression),plate size approximately 10 3/4 x 8 7/8 in. (27.6 x 22.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Creasing, including a prominent horizontal crease through the center, dog ear l.r., and handling creases, small tear to u.r. edge, pale spot to u.l. corner, foxing, toning, staining, not examined out of frame.

N.B. Van Vliet studied and collaborated with Rembrandt. This print is after an oil painting by Rembrandt in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Estimate $500-700

As mentioned in the catalog entry, this is a very late and worn impression. It lacks the publisher's inscription "Dancker Danc= / kertz Excud." which should appear at the bottom right within the plate.

Framed dimensions are 18 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.


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