Antique 18th Century Oil on Canvas A Polish Russian Nobleman Portrait after Rembrandt van Rijn 1637 Sold on old roads passing through

on old roads passing through rural places

The bronze

circa 1890

The base with four panels also decorated with domestic scenes

He was classically trained at The Royal Academy

Antique 18th Century Oil on Canvas A Polish Russian Nobleman Portrait after Rembrandt van Rijn 1637 Sold on old roads passing throughAntique 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