REMBRANDT (1606-1669) The Artist's Mother, head... Lot 1

REMBRANDT (1606-1669) The Artist's Mother, head and bust, 1628, etching, 6.8 x 6.2 cm, cut at the copperplate mark or margin thread (Bartsch-Hollstein 354 ii/ii), beautiful and rare proof with the bust, the copper reduced, small tear (?) in the upper centre, small thinning in the upper left, glued in the upper part, slight reddening, provenance: mark not identified.