Antique 18th Century Oil on Canvas A Polish Russian Nobleman Portrait after Rembrandt van Rijn 1637 Paintings rather than full length figures

rather than full length figures and much smaller at approximately half the size was sold at Ader-Tajan auction in Paris for $25

the painting 1843

Both the interior of the lid and the interior of the base are hallmarked for Gervase Wheeler

He also exhibited in Turin in 1884 and in Venice in 1887

William Turner Davey was an English artist and engraver who was best known for his faithful engravings of a number of celebrated Victorian works of art

Antique 18th Century Oil on Canvas A Polish Russian Nobleman Portrait after Rembrandt van Rijn 1637 Paintings rather than full length figuresAntique oil on canvas of a Russian or Polish nobleman, painted by Rembrandt van Rijn in 1637. There is much controversy about this painting, currently housed in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D. C. and has previously been owned by such luminaries as Catherine the Great and Andrew Mellon. It has been referred to as both a Polish and Russian nobleman, the sitter wears a Russian sable hat and is wearing a large pearl earring and gold chain of