REMBRANDT, Harmensz van Rijn, 1606-1669

Etching with drypoint on laid paper.
Signed and dated upper left in the plate, 'Rembrandt f | 1640'.
New Hollstein's I/II, White and Boon's II/II 
before the reworkings in mezzotint. 
Even, clear and transparent lifetime impression with small margins. 
The fur cap is a Polish kutschma, a type of hat that 
occurs in several drawings by Rembrandt. 
It has been suggested that the sitter is Nicolaes de Bye.
Provenance:
A. Freiherr von Lanna (1836-1900) Collection, Prague, Lugt 2773;
Private Collection, Germany
B. 265; H. 265 II; Nowell-Usticke 265 II (of III); New Hollstein 182
Image size: 6 x 5 5/8 in.