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Lot Description

After Rembrandt van Rijn

(18th/19th Century)

Self-portrait, 1652

oil on panel

10 1/2 x 8 3/4 inches.

Provenance:
Aline Thorold (1869-1951) m. Ernest James Wythes (1868-1949) at Copped Hall, Essex, until 1917 and The Wood House, Essex, thereafter and by descent to
Barbara Dorothy Wythes (1896-1984) m. (Francis) Guy Robert Elwes (1895-1966) at The Wood House, Essex until 1961 and Ham Spray House, Marlborough, thereafter and by descent to
Aline Mary Margaret (Elwes) McDonnell (1923-2023) m. Hubert McDonnell Jr. (1919-2004), Greenwich, Connecticut, and thence by descent

Pictured:
An 1807 engraving of Copped Hall, S. Rawle from a drawing by S. Shepherd.

Aline Elwes McDonnell and Family, circa 1954.

Condition Report

A copy of Rembrandt’s self-portrait, with inventory labels on verso.

In generally good overall condition; several pinhead size holes in the panel. Two at top center and on left collar of figure. Apparent scuff present at right center. Some scuffing with associated loss to board present at extreme edges of the work, presumably due to framing. Small apparent loss to paint present at right on figures shoulder. Surface soiling present throughout. Craquelure commensurate with age present throughout. Under UV a heavy green varnish inhibits thorough reading. Some areas exhibit possible retouch beneath the varnish. Please see specialist photos for details.

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