The Three Trees

REMBRANDT HARMENSZ. VAN RIJN (1606-1669) The Three Trees etching with engraving and drypoint, 1643, on laid paper, watermark Foolscap with five-pointed Collar (Hinterding A-a-a), a brilliant, early impression of this highly important subject, printing very richly and darkly, with intense contrasts and bright highlights, the burr and sulphur tinting in the sky very pronounced, with small margins Plate 212 x 278 mm. Sheet 218 x 283 mm.