Lot Essay
THE ORIGINAL, ON CANVAS, 121.5 X 166.5, HAS BEEN IN THE RIJKSMUSEUM, ON LOAN FROM THE CITY OF AMSTERDAM, SINCE 1885 (SEE A. BREDIUS, REVISED BY H. GERSON, REMBRANDT THE COMPLETE EDITION OF PAINTINGS, 1969, P.330, NOBR 416, WITH ILL.)