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Title: Illustrated catalogue of 100 paintings of old masters of the Dutch, Flemish, Italian, French, and English schools : belonging to the Sedelmeyer Gallery, which contains about 1000 original paintings of ancient and modern artists
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Galerie Sedelmeyer
Subjects: Painting
Publisher: Paris : (The Gallery)
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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29- — Van Ostade (Adrian) REMBRANDT VAN RJIN (1608-1669) 30. The good Samaritan In a landscape with high rocks in the background, is seen awounded man stretched out on the ground, reclinig on his elbow.He is in profile, dressed in a linen shirt of a dazzling whiteand with a white turban on his head. On his right, the good Samaritan is kneeling. Full-face; he wearsa red garment with a variegated turban, and holds in his hands aphial; a medicine-box is open on the ground beside him. Inthe centre stands a grey horse with its back to the spectator. On the left, a Pharisee is walking and reading a book. He passeswithout stopping, throwing a side-glance on the pathetic scene. Inthe distance, among the rocks, we perceive the outlines of anotherPharisee. Signed, on the left.Canvas, 3 ft. t 3/4 in. by 4 ft. 3/4 in. Described in The Life and the Works of Rembrandt by, « Emile Michel »,page 33o. — 36 —
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REMBRANDT VAN RJIN ( I 608-I 669) 31. — The Artists Wife (Smith, vol. VII p. 183, n° 5y6, gives the following description of the picture) : A Young Lady, styled : « The Artists Wife. » She has a floridfull countenance, which is seen in a three quarter view, and herbright auburn hair is partly concealed by a muslin veil, embroi-dered with gold, which falls on her shoulders behind. She wears adark-coloured dress, relieved by an embroidered neck-kerchief, anda gold chain. — This is a carefully finished work of the master. » Panel, 2 ft. 1 in. by 1 ft. 8 in. A Mezzotint by Read of this portrait, Styled A Dutch Lady has been publishedby J. C. Bryer, Oct. ist 1776. Collection of William Wells Esq. Redleaf.Collection of H. Bingham Mildmav, Esq. — 38 — REMBRANDT VAN RJIN (1608-1669) 32. — Pilate washing his Hands In the foreground is a group of three persons : Pilate, the High-priest and a page. Pilate is seen in profile, turned to the left, seatedon a chair with high back, of c

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