The Crucifixion: Small Plate

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn The Crucifixion: Small Plate etching, circa 1635, on laid paper, with part of an Arms of Amsterdam watermark, a very fine, early impression of New Hollstein's first state (of three), printing strongly yet delicately, with the signature and the diagonal scratch below very distinct, with a light, selectively wiped plate tone in the sky at upper left, very wide margins, an unobtrusive repaired tear in the lower margins, otherwise in very good condition, framed Plate 96 x 67 mm., Sheet 166 x 101 mm.