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Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), 'The angel leaves the family of Tobias' (1641) (B/ W&B 43 & NHD 189 III (IX) - Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), 'The angel leaves the family of Tobias' (1641) (B/ W&B 43 & NHD 189 III (IX) signed and dated ‘1641’ in the plate. Beautiful posthumus print, without margins. With watermark: Coat of arms of Colbert, Ash & Fletcher A, circa 1652-1660. This also appears in B270 & B 272. Literature: Bartsch/ White & Boon 43 & New Hollstein 189 state three (of nine): after adding the two dots in the upper right corner. The archangel Raphael, who accompanied Tobias on a long journey, flies away. On the left kneel Tobias and his father, on the right the valuables they had offered the angel can be seen. The apocryphal book of Tobias often served as a source of inspiration for Rembrandt and his pupils. Literature: All Etchings by Rembrandt, Gary Schwartz, 1977. Etching and dry needle, 103 x 152 mm.