The Flight into Egypt: A Night Piece 1651
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN
Leiden 1606 1669 Amsterdam
The Flight into Egypt: A Night Piece 1651
etching and drypoint; 128 x 110 mm (5 x 4 3/8 inches)
Bartsch 53, White/Boon sixth (final) state; Hind 253; The New Hollstein 262 sixth state (of ten)
WATERMARK
Strasbourg Lily with initials LC (described by Hinterding for the fifth state; the watermark is documented for prints dating between 1640 and 1651)
PROVENANCE
Carolyn Crossett Rowland, Boston
A superb, extremely dark, and strictly contemporary (and thus quite rare) impression. It displays all the subtle nuances of the intrinsic play of light and dark characteristic for this image; in excellent condition with margins all round.