REMBRANDT H. van Rijn (1606 1669) - "The Baptism of the Eunuch". 1641. Original etching. Signed and dated "Rembrandt f. 1641" in the lower right corner of the composition. Reference: Hind, no. 182. Bartsch, no. 98. New Hollstein, n°186. 3rd state proof on IV (according to N.H., with the escaped line on the right of Philip's head), on laid paper. Rembrandt's inspiration for this composition came from the style of his teacher Pieter Lastman, but also from his subject matter, which Lastman treated no less than four times between 1608 and 1623. 18,4 x 21,5 cm. Condition A (cut at the edge of the copperplate mark and upper left corner formerly restored).