A REMBRANDT FOUND.
LONDON, Jan. 13. The correspondent of the British United Press at Capetown says: “A picture in the Micliaelis collection here which has been described in the catalogue for many years as ‘A Taxidermist’ attributed to the Dutch painter De Gelder and insured for £SOO. is now said bv the trustees to be ‘Housewife Plucking a Fowl,’ by Rembrandt, painted in 1630. The painting is now said to be worth several thousand pounds. “The discovery was made by Dr Abraham Bredius who is a Rembrandt authority. The picture is now on its way to Holland for cleaning.”
De Gelder was taught by Rembrandt and became one of the most successful imitators of his master’s style. t
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 45, 21 January 1938, Page 8
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118A REMBRANDT FOUND. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 45, 21 January 1938, Page 8
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