Rembrandt Van Rijn The Blind Fiddler. Etching, 1631 78x 55 mm; thread margins. A good impression of Biorklund's first state (of 3); Usticke's first state (e) (of 3); White and Boon's First state (of 3) showing the "v" scratch above the fiddler's head

Rembrandt Van Rijn The Blind Fiddler. Etching, 1631 78x 55 mm; thread margins. A good impression of Biorklund's first state (of 3); Usticke's first state (e) (of 3); White and Boon's First state (of 3) showing the "v" scratch above the fiddler's head and inky lower and left plate edges, but before the heavy rework. Ex-collection John Barnard (Lugt 1417, verso); unknown collector (Lugt 824, verso); and unknown collector, indiscernable ink stamp lower right recto. Partial foolscap watermark. Expertly repaired vertical tear, backed with tissue thin Japan paper. Bartsch 138; Biorklund 31 -A; Hollstein (White and Boon) 138