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Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam)
Lot 35

Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam)

An Old Testament Scene

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Circle of Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Leiden 1606-1669 Amsterdam)


An Old Testament Scene
brush and brown ink, grey wash, watermark encircled device
8 x 10 7/8 in. (20.4 x 27.8 cm.)

Alleyne Fitzherbert, later 1st Baron Saint-Helens (L. 2372); by descent to
Sir William Fitzherbert, 4th Bart., Tissington Hall, Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
Cecil D. Kaufmann (1904-1976), Washington, D.C.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, 3 June 1980, lot 66 (as by Rembrandt).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

This drawing, previously accepted as Rembrandt by Benesch, is now thought to be by an unidentified artist in Rembrandt's circle. See Benesch 647, 873, 877, and 878 for works possibly by this hand.

We thank Peter Schatborn for his help in cataloguing this drawing.