Rembrandt and Teniers

Aguttes Neuilly, from France, sells some nice works on 12 March 2019.

Lot 68 is a Jean-Jacques Pradier, estimated at 300 to 500 Euro.

It is signed, so it may well be painted by Pradier, but it is a straight copy of a typical small David Teniers, now in the Louvre.

More interesting is lot 55, a pair of "19th century Dutch school" drawings, estimated at 300 to 400 Euro. One is identified as a Rembrandt selfportrait, and the other one is a Rembrandt etching as well.

I don't know enough about Rembrandt and his drawings, but these two are very well done, and in reverse compared to the engravings. Could they be original designs or sketches for these two engravings? Highly, highly unlikely of course, but nice to ponder. They certainly were made by someone who knew how to draw, and how to turn a more static engraving in a fluid, spontaneous work.

If I were to spend 300 Euro, I would certainly prefer the two Rembrandt drawings over the Teniers painting!