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Vintage Rembrandt Famous Windmill Etching Print

  Lot # 226
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Condition
Very Good for age but does show signs of wear on frame
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14.5" x 18"
Location
Basement Back Wall
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Lot # 226
System ID # 890376
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Vintage Famous Etching Print of windmill by Rembrandt Harmensz Van Rijn. Artist's signature and date at bottom right. The print shows the so-called Little Stink Mill, a windmill that stood on the city wall on the west side of Amsterdam. Frame does show wear as can be seen in photographs. 

Rembrandt’s windmill no longer exists. But there is a replica of the wooden corn mill built in Leiden by Jan Put in 1619, when Leiden’s city walls were adorned with 19 windmills. In 1640 it was destroyed by fire, but soon rebuilt. In 1729 the wooden windmill was replaced by a stone one demolished in 1817 and in 1987 the present replica was built – a reminder of times past.