The Hurdy-Gurdy Player followed by Children at the Door of a House ('The Schoolmaster')

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669) The Hurdy-Gurdy Player followed by Children at the Door of a House ('The Schoolmaster') etching 1641 on firm Japan paper a fine, rich and warm impression of the first state (of four) printing strongly and with luminous contrasts trimmed to or just inside the platemark but retaining a fillet of blank paper all around a small surface loss above the arch otherwise in good condition Plate & Sheet 95 x 63 mm.