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Lot 111 · Old Master Prints

The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight

Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn · etching and drypoint

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Estimate
£8,000–£12,000 hammer ≈ $10,127–$15,191
Result
Performance
Sale
Christie's — Old Master Prints, London · 2 July 2024
Dimensions
Plate & Sheet 209 x 162 mm
Record ID
TB-2026-3236861
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight. Christie's, 2 Jul 2024, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3236861.

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Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn, The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight. Christie's, 2 Jul 2024, lot 111. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3236861.

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From the same sale Old Master Prints · Jul 2024

LotArtistEstimateResult
Ecce Homo ANONYMOUS 16TH CENTURY NORTHERN ITALIAN £2,000–£3,000
Shepherds in a Landscape GIULIO CAMPAGNOLA ( CIRCA 1482-1516) AND DOMENICO CAMPAGNOLA ( CIRCA 1500-1564) £30,000–£50,000
The Climbers MICHELE LUCCHESE (ACTIVE 1534-1564) AFTER MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (1480-1534) AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564) £1,500–£2,500
Two Engravings of Scenes from the New Testament AFTER MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI (1475-1564) PUBLISHED BY BERTELLI £1,500–£2,500
River Landscape with Daedalus and Icarus SIMON NOVELLANUS (ACTIVE 1580-1595) AFTER PIETER BRUEGEL THE ELDER ( CIRCA 1525-1569) £2,500–£3,500
Vedute di Verona VALESIO DIONIGI ( CIRCA 1730- CIRCA 1780) AND GIOVANNI ANTONIO URBANI (ACTIVE 18TH CENTURY) AFTER TIBERIO MAJERONI (ACTIVE 18TH CENTURY) £10,000–£15,000

Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band

ArtistLotvs. estimateResult USD, incl. premiumSale
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn A Collection of Prints by Rembrandt $28,290 Sotheby's, Dec 2021
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn Self-Portrait with Long Bushy Hair: Head Only (Bartsch, Holl Sotheby's, Dec 2021
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn Jan Lutma, Goldsmith (B., Holl. 276; New Holl. 293; H. 290) Sotheby's, Dec 2023
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn [no title recorded] Dorotheum, Mar 2025
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn Cottage and Boundary Post on the Spaarndammerdijk ('Landscap Christie's, Mar 2025
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn An old bearded man in a high fur cap, with eyes closed (Bart Sotheby's, Oct 2022
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn The Descent from the Cross by Torchlight (B., Holl. 83; New Sotheby's, Dec 2023
Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn Cornelis Claesz. Anslo, Preacher Christie's, Jul 2026

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