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Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606, Leiden – Amsterdam, 1669), Samuel Menasseh ben Israel. Etching on laid paper, trimmed, with a “Seven Provinces” watermark. (1636). 16.7 x 12.5 cm (sheet). Bartsch 269; White/Boon 269 II (of III); Hinterding/Rutgers (The New Hollstein) 156 II (of V). A very fine, early impression of the rare second state, before the shadow above the forehead was reworked and before additional strands of hair were added to the left side of the face. With fine margins of up to 1 cm around the platemark. The sitter is Rembrandt’s neighbor Menasseh ben Israel, rabbi of Amsterdam’s Portuguese-Jewish community. Like Rembrandt, he lived on St. Antoniesbreestraat. In 1655, Rembrandt produced four illustrations for one of Menasseh ben Israel’s books. – The reverse side shows slight rubbing in the upper corners due to previous mounting. Otherwise in very good condition. Taxation: subject to differential taxation (VAT: Margin Scheme).
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