A sleeping Puppy (B., Holl. 158; H. 174)

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn A sleeping Puppy (B., Holl. 158; H. 174) etching with drypoint, circa 1640, without watermark, a good impression of this rare, lightly bitten print, third, final state, after the reduction of the plate, with thread margins, some touches of grey wash in places, a very light, thin vertical line of scuffing at the left visible in the raking light, otherwise in very good condition P. 39 x 81 mm., S. 40 x 82 mm.