PALM BEACH ESTATE FIND! Antique Rembrandt van Rijn Mezzotint by Charles Turner published in 1823 by WB Drake. This iconic print is in all the major museum collections internationally. It was framed and possibly sold through the Schultheis Art Galleries in NYC, likely circa 1920s or 1930s. Framed simply under glass. Condition is a bit yellowed with some very minor foxing but it has not been removed from the frame by us. Framed measurements are approximately 13.5” wide x 15” high. Please ask any and all questions prior to bid and purchase.
Identical copy in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum has been catalogued with the following specs:
Title: Rembrandt's Mill
Artist: Charles Turner (British, Woodstock, Oxfordshire 1774-1857 London)
Artist: After Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam)
Date: 1823
Medium: Mezzotint on chine collé; first state of two
Dimensions: Image: 5 3/8 x 6 15/16 in. (13.7 × 17.6 cm)
Plate: 6 5/8 x 7 15/16 in. (16.8 × 20.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 11 7/8 in. (27 × 30.2 cm)