. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. THE NIGHT WATCH 237 any hitherto received for such works. The subscription of eachperson destined to figure In the picture was, on an average, onehundred florins, a little more or less, according to the more or lessconspicuous position he was to occupy. After careful examination of the various studies and commentariesof which this picture has been the subject, the particular episodeRembrandt portrayed Is perfectly clear to us. The erroneous title ofThe Night Watch, by which the picture is traditionally known, maybe disregarded ; the true designat
. Rembrandt : his life, his work, and his time. THE NIGHT WATCH 237 any hitherto received for such works. The subscription of eachperson destined to figure In the picture was, on an average, onehundred florins, a little more or less, according to the more or lessconspicuous position he was to occupy. After careful examination of the various studies and commentariesof which this picture has been the subject, the particular episodeRembrandt portrayed Is perfectly clear to us. The erroneous title ofThe Night Watch, by which the picture is traditionally known, maybe disregarded ; the true designation Is appended to a w^ater-coloursketch of the composition, made between 1650 and 1660 for an albumbelonging to Banning Cocq himself. This sketch still remains in thefamily of Its original owner,^ and is Inscribed : The young Lord ofPtirmerland gives the order to marcJi to his lieutenant, Heer vanVlaerdingen. During Rembrandts lifetime, there was no questionas to the subject of the composition; the name by which It wascommonly known is record
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