Saint Jerome reading in an Italian Landscape
$500
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
Saint Jerome reading in an Italian Landscape
etching and drypoint
circa 1653
on laid paper, watermark Strasbourg Bend (Hinterding D'.a.a.)
a very fine, early and atmospheric impression of the second, final state
printing with rich burr on the lion's mane, tree stump, shrubs, figures on the bridge and elsewhere
with a light, even plate tone and inky plate edges
the fine horizontal wiping marks and the sulphur tinting in the sky at right pronounced
with narrow margins
a very skilfully restored paper loss in the blank area at lower centre to the right
otherwise in good condition
Plate 260 x 209 mm.
Sheet 263 x 210 mm.