REMBRANDT H. van Rijn (1606 † 1669) - "Jean Lutma (Jan Lutma, Goldsmith)". 1656. Original etching and drypoint. Signed and dated "Rembrandt f. 1656" at the point in the plate (on the window). Catalogue number: Bartsch, no. 276. Proof on laid paper, with the address "Joannes Lutma Aurifecx | Natus Groningae", formerly mounted on strong wove paper bearing the violet collector's mark of L. Bongard (Lugt not described). Slightly late edition. The following annotations in grey pencil on the mounting: "Sale Alfred Hiabert (?) / Sale of 29 May 1909 / Portrait of Jean Lutma by Rembrandt / was paid 23,000 francs / 3rd condition". Fine margins. Great friend of Rembrandt, Johannes Lutma was a Dutch goldsmith born in Emden in 1584 and died on January 29, 1669 in Amsterdam. He made some very beautiful gold cups and plates and is best known for the grid of the choir of the Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. 20.1 x 15.2 cm. Condition A.