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Title: Notable paintings by masters of the early English, Dutch, Flemish and French schools
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: American Art Association American Art Association
Subjects: Blakeslee, Theron J., -1914 T.J. Blakeslee
Publisher: American Art Assocation
Contributing Library: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Digitizing Sponsor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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No. 26 SIR DAVID WILKIE 1785—1841PORTRAIT OF HIMSELF The artist has represented himself as seated with a sketch- /J ebook in one hand and a pencil in the other. His costume is of the period, a dark-colored coat with roll collar and lace stock ? . > round his throat. A mass of dark brown curly hair surmounts L c* *^ ^ a youthful, almost boyish, face, which is strongly illumined, /leaving the remainder of the portrait in shadow. Height, 30 inches; width, 25 inches. No. 27GOVAERT FLINK (PuPII- OF REMBRANDT) 1615—1660PORTRAIT OF A RABBI The portrait of a venerable old man in a heavy fur cloak andcap, from beneath which escape some locks of his silvery hair.His long white beard adds to his patriarchal appearance, andhis fleshy nose and pendulous under lip betray his nationality.His face is strongly lighted from the left, leaving the rest of V^U^i^Lthe picture in semi-obscurity. ( Height, 30 inches; width, 25 inches. Smiths Catalogue Raisonne, in speaking of Govaert Flink, says: He r

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