The Shepherd and his Family ('Het Hardertje')
$500
REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669)
The Shepherd and his Family ('Het Hardertje')
etching and drypoint
1644
on laid paper, without watermark
a very fine impression of this rare, small experimental print
printing very strongly and sharply, very tonal, the accidental marks across the plate very pronounced
with touches of burr on the grass, shrub and elsewhere
with narrow margins
in very good condition
Plate 95 x 67 mm.
Sheet 97 x 69 mm.