REMBRANDT VAN RIJN

Small Bust of a Bearded Man Looking Down.

Etching, circa 1631. 45x44 mm; 1 3/4x1 3/4 inches, small margins. Ex-collection Wetteraurer, ink stamp verso (not in Lugt). A good impression of this scarce print with crisp, inky plate edges.

According to Usticke, "A rare plate (RR+)." Though rejected by Biörklund, this plate is accepted by Bartsch and others. Bartsch 296; Hollstein (White and Boon) 296.