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Leiden School, c. 1630-1650
Lot 422

Leiden School, c. 1630-1650

Portrait of an old woman, traditionally identified as Neeltgen Willemsdr. van Zuytbrouck (1569-1640), Rembrandt's mother, small half-length, in a black coat with a fur hat

Closed14 September 2016

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Leiden School, c. 1630-1650
Portrait of an old woman, traditionally identified as Neeltgen Willemsdr. van Zuytbrouck (1569-1640), Rembrandt's mother, small half-length, in a black coat with a fur hat
with signature 'G. Dou' (lower left)
oil on panel
10 ¼ x 8 ¼ in. (26 x 21 cm.)

Anonymous Sale; Christie's, London, 5 December 1941, lot 126, as 'Rembrandt' (190 gns to Smith).

Specialist note

We are grateful to Fred Meijer and Ellis Dullaart of the RKD, The Hague, for their assistance in cataloguing this lot.