Peasant Family on the Tramp
c1652. Etching on cream laid paper, 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 inches (118 x 89 mm), thread margins. Laid down to a medium weight laid support, scattered nicks and corner wear. The top and bottom corners have been repaired. Printed early 19th century.
[Bartsch 131, copy in reverse; New Hollstein 266, copy b].
Charles Amand Durand, (1831-1905) is recognized and praised for accomplishing the difficult task of renewing original copper plate designs made by Rembrandt. It is by Amand that many of Rembrandt's works were saved. He also restored plates by Albrecht Durer, Beham, and other various Old Masters from the 15th, 16th, and 17th centuries. The task started when the main curator of the Louvre gave Amand Durand the important mission of restoring the worn down and fragile engravings made by Rembrandt. This is a printing from the Durand plates. Published in "Eaux-Fortes et Gravures des Maîtres anciens, Tirées Des Collections Les Plus Célèbres" by Edouard Lièvre and Georges Duplessis.
Item number: 979
Price: $400.00
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