The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669) The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight etching and drypoint, 1654, on laid paper, watermark Arms of Amsterdam (indistinct, probably Hinterding A.d.), a very fine, rich and velvety impression of the first state (of four), printing with intense contrasts and much burr, with small margins, in very good condition Plate 211 x 162 mm. Sheet 217 x 168 mm.