. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. .:^;^:^^.; ;Ki < .: RENIER ANSLO. 1641 (B. 2;i)- drawings of him in 1640, from one of which (now in theBritish Museum) he executed the etching of the same other, a pen drawing with bistre, which was bought byBaron E. de Rothschild for ,^292 (7,300 francs) at the Galichonsale, is a study for Lady Ashljurnhams [licturc. Anslos minis- ^ The signs of the tracing process emi)loyccl for the etching, which is reversed, arc tobe found on the drawing in the British Museum. \ 2ro REMBRANDT tcrial functions are suggested by the i
. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. .:^;^:^^.; ;Ki < .: RENIER ANSLO. 1641 (B. 2;i)- drawings of him in 1640, from one of which (now in theBritish Museum) he executed the etching of the same other, a pen drawing with bistre, which was bought byBaron E. de Rothschild for ,^292 (7,300 francs) at the Galichonsale, is a study for Lady Ashljurnhams [licturc. Anslos minis- ^ The signs of the tracing process emi)loyccl for the etching, which is reversed, arc tobe found on the drawing in the British Museum. \ 2ro REMBRANDT tcrial functions are suggested by the introduction of a youngwoman dressed in black, no doubt a widow, to whom, with agesture at once authoritative and benevolent, he offers the con-solation of some passage in the open Bible before him. Thecomposition is peculiarly striking; the expression of earnestconviction in the face of the minister, a man in the prime oflife,^ and the respectful attention with which the young mournerreceives his exhortation, exemplify Rembrandts marvellousclarity and directness in the rendering of
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