Description: 19th CENTURY HELIOGRAVURE RE-WORK BY CHARLES AMAND-DURAND (1831-1905) OF REMBRANDT'S 1632 ETCHING "THE RAT-CATCHER" (generally classified as Bartsch 121) The nineteenth-century Amand Durand re-work of Rembrandt etchings using the process of heliogravure is well documented. This impression was published circa 1880. CONDITION: Very good condition. Well printed on thick "laid" paper. Margins intact, the platemark line of the heliogravure printing process is clearly visible. A nice sharp, evenly-inked impression. Sheet is a little grubby at the top and bottom edges, nowhere near thje main image which is beautifully clear. Original tissue-guard still in place. One tiny spot in the left hand blank margin, but insignificant really. See my photo on the lightbox, which acts as a kind of x-ray machine for prints. NOTE: Traces, but only traces, of the signature and date are in bottom right corner, but they are very feint and you will need a magnifying glass to see them. Size of main image is 5.5 x 5 inches. Total size of sheet is 10 x 7 inches. Charles Amand Durand developed the process of heliogravure in the 1860s. This was much admired by Georges Duplessis (1834-1899), Curator of the Prints Department of the National Library in Paris. The two men decided to collaborate on a lengthy project to re-create some of the Old Master prints in the French collection, particularly the etchings of Rembrandt; Duplessis provided the originals, early states, and Durand used them to meticulously recreate them by heliogravure. The results were published in two volumes with the imprint of the Hachard publishers, under the auspices (and with the total involvement) of the French National Library. The works proved so popular that subsequent editions were printed in France in the period 1860-1880. ***ALL MY ITEMS ARE SHIPPED VIA TRACKED/SIGNED DELIVERY, FOR EVERYONE'S PEACE OF MIND ***
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Location: Wadhurst
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Artist: Amand Durand, Rembrandt van Rijn
Originality: Original
Signed By: Rembrandt
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: Small
Signed: Yes
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Title: The Rat-Catcher
Material: Paper
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Print Surface: Paper
Subject: Daily life, people
Colour: Monochrome
Type: Print
Medium: Heliogravure
Theme: People
Style: Old Master Print
Production Technique: Etching, heliogravure
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
