498 "After Rembrandt" Etching by Amand-Durand. In the 1600s Rembrandt created his famed etchings, noted worldwide for their delicacy of tone and intricacy of detail. In Rembrandt's later years these etchings were in great demand by collectors. At Rembrandt's death in 1669, many of his plates had been canceled or destroyed. However, there remained an important body of approximately 100 plates which were still capable of producing fine quality impressions. For nearly a hundred years (1669-1767) the whereabouts of the bulk of his plates seemed shrouded in mystery. By the 1800s, Rembrandt's surviving plates were very worn and flat. Amand-Durand (1831-1905), a noted engraver of that time, decided to remedy this with his own skill. He researched and studied those pieces available in collections, and then spent the major part of his life exactly duplicating Rembrandt's images onto copper plates, achieving great quality through his own technical abilities. He published a complete set of very fine reproductions of all the Rembrandt etchings.
"Christ Preaching" [The hundred-guilder print] With drypoint and burin. Second state of two. Amsterdam, about 1643-49. The main themes of Matthew 19 are telescoped by Rembrandt into a single scene, unprecedented in earlier iconography. Plate Image 12¼ x 16¼", overall 23 x 19½". Fine. The traditional title refers to the unusually high price the print was said to have fetched in the 17th century.
Estimated Value $600-750.