This collection has been verified by the British Museum Print Room.
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, known simply as Rembrandt 1606-1669, was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He is one of the greatest painters in the history of European art.
The heliograph or heliogravure was invented in France by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Around 1822, they were used from 1855 to copy old master prints and etchings, this method was adopted by Charles Amand Durand and others.
This print comes from a private collection in France is an excellent-quality print made between 1860 and 1880 on Japanese paper, as was the original.
Historically, many collectors stamped or signed the prints they acquired, known as "collector's marks," and some, including this print, bear the title handwritten in French below the engraving.
Sheet (trimmed): 25 cm + 23.5 cm Impression 15 cm + 13 cm