The Flight into Egypt: altered from Seghers

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669) The Flight into Egypt: altered from Seghers etching, engraving and drypoint circa 1652 on laid paper, watermark Strasbourg Lily (Hinterding C.a.b) a brilliant impression of this very rare and highly unusual print fourth state (of six) printing very richly and clearly, with burr and a few selectively wiped highlights with great depth, especially in the distant landscape, and much inky relief in the areas reworked by Rembrandt trimmed to the platemark, fractionally inside the subject above and below in very good condition Sheet 205 x 283 mm.