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THE ORIGINAL, SIGNED AND DATED 1656, ON CANVAS, 120 X 90.3 CM, HAS BEEN IN THE STAATLICHE KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN, KASSEL, SINCE 1732 WHERE IT ENTERED FROM THE COLLECTION OF WILHELM VIII, LANDGRAF VON HESSEN (W. SUMOWSKI, GEMäLDE DER REMBRANDT SCHýLER, III, P.2009 & 2050, FIG.1324).