LANSDOWNE COLLECTION. 317
REMBRANDT (Paul), b. 1606; d. 1674. [See the Introduction
to the Queen’s Gallery, p. 8.]
7 9 Portrait—of himself when about 60. He is seen nearly
in front view, having on a white cap, brown vest, and a
brown mantle lined with fur. He holds his palette and
pencils in his hand, which is indicated rather than painted.
This very admirable picture, the last, and I think the
finest portrait which Rembrandt ever painted of himself,
was in the collection of Count de Vienne, at Paris, in
1750, and sold then for about 19Z. It is mentioned by
Sir Joshua Reynolds, who saw it in Danoot’s gallery in
1781. At the sale of the Danoot collection, in 1828, it
was adjudged at 9450 francs, (about 800Z.,) and was
bought by Mr. Buchanan, who sold it to Lord Lansdowne.
L. H. {Smith’s Cat. 207.)
80 Portrait of a Burgomaster.—A middle-aged man,
in a black hat, long hair, and plain falling collar; his hand
in his bosom. A sketch, but very powerful. L. H.
81 Portrait of a Lady—about 36 years of age, in a close
lace cap, and a ruff. The spare, animated face, is certainly
that of a gentlewoman, and though without youth or
beauty, so wonderful for the expression of life and mind,
as to leave the fancy impressed as by the countenance of
one we have known and conversed with. It is painted
in his daylight manner, and most delicately executed.
From the collection of Lord Wharncliffe. L. H.
C. 3 ft. 6 in. by 3 ft. {Smith’s Cat. 503.)
82 Landscape—known as “ Rembrandt’s Mill.”* On an
eminence overhanging a river, stands a windmill, and near
it a cottage. In the foreground, on the river’s bank, a
woman is washing linen, and a boat, with a man in it, is
near the shore. A woman leading a child, is seen coming
down the road, which leads from the summit of the hill to
the shore. The effect is that of evening after sunset. On

* Rembrandt, as is well known, was the son of a miller. He was born in
his father’s mill, in the neighbourhood of Leyden, and resided in it till he was
, eight-and-twenty.