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The etching is available without (w.m.) or with a mount. The mount is cream coloured, 30 x 40 cm.
Five studies of the head of Saskia, and one of an older woman (B365), 1636.
Etching, only state.
The image size is 15.1 x 12.6 cm.
This sheet of studies contains five studies of Saskia and top left, a portrait of another, older woman. The manner of working, with fine, carefully drawn lines, is related to the style of a drawn sheet of studies. On both sheets Saskia is wearing the same kind of hat.
Handprinted etching: how do we make the most beautiful reproductions of Rembrandt's etchings? First the etching is photographed. The best photograph is transferred to a copper plate which is covered with a special layer to make it sensitive to light. All the unexposed areas in this layer where black lines occur can then be washed away. The copper is exposed and grooves are created when the plate is subsequently immersed in a bath of acid. Once the plate is ready, it can be printed. The printing is done by hand.The final result comes very close to Rembrandt's original. It is as if the master himself has been at work.