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REMBRANDT VAN RHYN.
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Fancy and Familiar Subjects.
178. A Peasant Girl, of a comely, good humoured coun-
tenance, and dark curling hair, clad in a loose whitish dress,
represented leaning both arms on a sill or wall, with one hand
raised to her neck, and her face presented in a front view
to the spectator. Engraved by Surugue, and in mezzotinto
by Saye.
Formerly in the possession of Noel Desenfans, Esq.
2 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 8 in.—C.
Now in the Dulwich Gallery.
179- An old Man with a Lantern in his Hand, conducting
a woman home in a fine moonlight night. Engraved anony-
mous, and described from the print.
180. An elderly Woman cutting her Finger Nails. She
has on an ample cloak, bordered with fur, and wears a scarf
on her head, and is seated in an arm-chair, bending forward,
and cutting her nails with scissors. A table, on which are a
box and a cloth, stands by her side. The figure is seen to the
knees. Engraved in mezzotinto, by J. G. Haid, under the
title of Rembrandt's Mother, and described from the print.
181. The Geometricians. The subject is composed of a
middle aged and a young man; the former of whom stands
at the end of a table in a profile view, describing some problem
on paper with a large pair of compasses, while the latter sits
on the farther side of the table, on which he rests both arms,
and leans his face on his hands, observing him. A cap, a
book, and a square, lie on the table, and a level and a globe
are placed in front of it. Engraved by McArdell, and
described from the print.
75
Fancy and Familiar Subjects.
178. A Peasant Girl, of a comely, good humoured coun-
tenance, and dark curling hair, clad in a loose whitish dress,
represented leaning both arms on a sill or wall, with one hand
raised to her neck, and her face presented in a front view
to the spectator. Engraved by Surugue, and in mezzotinto
by Saye.
Formerly in the possession of Noel Desenfans, Esq.
2 ft. 6 in. by 2 ft. 8 in.—C.
Now in the Dulwich Gallery.
179- An old Man with a Lantern in his Hand, conducting
a woman home in a fine moonlight night. Engraved anony-
mous, and described from the print.
180. An elderly Woman cutting her Finger Nails. She
has on an ample cloak, bordered with fur, and wears a scarf
on her head, and is seated in an arm-chair, bending forward,
and cutting her nails with scissors. A table, on which are a
box and a cloth, stands by her side. The figure is seen to the
knees. Engraved in mezzotinto, by J. G. Haid, under the
title of Rembrandt's Mother, and described from the print.
181. The Geometricians. The subject is composed of a
middle aged and a young man; the former of whom stands
at the end of a table in a profile view, describing some problem
on paper with a large pair of compasses, while the latter sits
on the farther side of the table, on which he rests both arms,
and leans his face on his hands, observing him. A cap, a
book, and a square, lie on the table, and a level and a globe
are placed in front of it. Engraved by McArdell, and
described from the print.