The Pilgrims at Emmaus, after Rembrandt
Claude Ferdinant GAILLARD (1834-1887)
Les Pélerins d'Emmaüs, d'après Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (original French title)
The Pilgrims at Emmaus, after Rembrandt
Three states of the same pure-line engraving, 1884.
Reference: Beraldi 43.
Likely a second state of ten, printed on simili-japan wove paper. Signed in pencil.
Likely a fifth state of ten, printed on simili-japon wove paper. Signed in pencil. Bearing the collector stamp of Alfred Barrion, one of the 19th century most discerning French print collectors (Lugt 76).
Likely a seventh state of ten, the plate complete, but before the signature and the letters. Foxing in the margins.
Before the edition with letters by the Société Française de Gravure, as well as before a fragment was published in the Gazette des Beaux-Arts.
Plate: 19 ¼ x 17 ⅛ inches.
Image: 15 ¾ x 15 inches.
