Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669) The Tribute Money

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Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)

The Tribute Money c. 1635, a posthumous printing (Bartsch, 68; Hind, 124; Münz, 200; Hollstein/White & Boon, 68). Unsigned. Etching on paper, sight size 2 3/4 x 4 in. (6.9 x 10.0 cm),framed.
Condition: Pale foxing, not examined out of frame.

Provenance: From the estate of Mary Lee Ingbar, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Estimate $400-600

Out of the frame the sheet measures 2 7/8 x 4 inches; the image is trimmed within the plate mark - approximately along the outline of the image. There is a 1/4 inch thin spot on the verso, corresponding to Christ's mantle (it is not visible from the face). There is pale staining and foxing mottled across the surface of the image.

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