Continental School, 19th Century Two Framed Portraits: After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669),Copy after The Old Rabbi

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Continental School, 19th Century

Two Framed Portraits:After Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669),Copy after The Old Rabbi, signed "Fr. Schurman..." l.r., stamped "Royal Gallery/.../Montreal, Canada," numbered "9520," and inscribed illegibly on the reverse; Man with White Hair and Beard, signed indistinctly l.r., stamped "Royal Gallery/Auf Grund des Bescheides/.../Ausfuhrfrei" and numbered on the reverse. Both oil on canvas, 20 x 16 in. Condition: Both with discolored varnish, Rabbi with patch reinforcement, minor retouch; Man with craquelure and varnish inconsistencies.
Estimate $300-500

The original Rembrandt portrait, which includes the sitter's hands, is in the collection of Woburn Abbey, country house and family seat of the Duke of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England.


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