Artist: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), after.
Engraver: Richard Houston (1721?–1775) was an Irish mezzotint engraver whose career was mainly in London.
Title: J. Six, Burgomaster of Amsterdam.
Signed, Titled, Dated, and annotated in plate beneath the image: Rembrandt del. 1647; Richd. Houston fecit, 1761; J. Six, Burgomaster of Amsterdam; Done from that Celebrated and Scarce Etching by Rembrandt, which has been frequently Sold for 30 Pounds, and upwards; London, Printed for Robt. Sayer, Map & Printseller, at the Golden Buck in Fleet Street.
Dimensions: Image 13 3/4" x 9 3/4". Sheet 14 1/2" x 10 3/8".
Publisher: Robert Sayer (1725–1794) was a leading publisher and seller of prints, maps, and maritime charts in Georgian Britain.
Date: 1761.
Materials and Techniques: heliogravure on laid paper.
Watermark: yes
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: scratches and creases of paper, dirt. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Catalog Raisonne: John Chaloner Smith. British mezzotinto portraits. Part 2. London, 1883. Burgomaster Six. II. p. 686.
Museums and Libraries: The British Museum. 1902,1011.2713.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: Dutch School XVII C. English School XVIII C.
Note: It doesn't seem rare, but we found only one auction sale in the last 15 years.