Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669). The adoration of the shepherds

Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (1606-1669). The adoration of the shepherds: a night piece. c. 1657. Etching, engraving and drypoint. Plate size 149 x 198 mm. Sheet size 151 x 199 mm. Reference: [Bartsch 46; Hinterding/Rutgers 300 (New Hollstein)]. A well inked impression on fine laid paper with illegible fragment of a watermark - variant of Arms of London? Hinterding/Rutgers ninth state of eleven, before the vertical lines on the blanket covering the Virgin’s head and the diagonal lines on the pillow under her face. Narrow/thread margins on all sides, partially cropped to the plate on two sides, inside the plate on the remaining two. Made up corners with retouches in upper left, lower left and right corners. Wormhole closed on the left side. Provenance: H.P. Rohde 1915-2005.