Sale 5231
London, South Kensington
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5 September 2007
Price realised
GBP 625
Estimate
After Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, 20th Century Portrait of an old woman, aged 83 oil on canvas 22 x 20¾ in. (56 x 52.5 cm.)
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After the picture in The National Gallery, London.
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