Elderly woman reading.

Etching, 27,9 x 22,2 cm, thick laid paper, signed in the plate at upper right corner "RH van Rijn inventor / JG van Vliet fecit" (trimmed to the borderline).

Stuck under passe-partout.

Excellent impression of the 2nd state (of 3). After a painting in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (SK-A-3066). The engraver's collaboration with Rembrandt is a heavily debated item in literature, with Rembrandt's influence being visible in his masterful handling of light and shadow in his prints.
Ref. Hollstein XLI:18.2. - J. Rutgers, "Jan van Vliet and Rembrandt van Rijn: Their Collaboration Reassessed", in S.S. Dickey (ed.), "Rembrandt and his circle", AUP, 2017, p. 287.
Joined: Idem - The Last Supper. From the Passion series. Etching, 21,2 x 16,5 cm, laid paper with watermark (Foolscap, Heawood: 1921), unsigned (trimmed just within the borderline). Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout. Good dark impression with strong contrasts of only state. Ref. Hollstein XLI:5. Prov. Albert Van Loock (coll. stamp. Lugt 5173). (2pcs)