Bearded man, in a furred oriental cap and robe., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1631, Netherlands, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings, prints travelled light and were relatively cheap. For this reason, they soon became very popular with collectors not only within, but also beyond the borders of the Netherlands, and it also explains why, three centuries later, they were affordable for Wellington collector and philanthropist Sir John Ilott, who presented 37 Rembrandt prints, including this one, to the National Art Gallery between 1952 and 1969..jpg,"Maori and Pacific manuscript archive collection, National Museum of New Zealand, creating agency, 1807-1947, This series consists of both archival items gifted to the Museum and material that was gathered from internal Museum sources relating to Pacific and Maori themes.

Bearded man, in a furred oriental cap and robe., Rembrandt van Rijn, artist, 1631, Netherlands, etching, During his lifetime, Rembrandt's extraordinary skills as a printmaker were the main source of his international fame. Unlike his oil paintings, prints travelled light and were relatively cheap. For this reason, they soon became very popular with collectors not only within, but also beyond the borders of the Netherlands, and it also explains why, three centuries later, they were affordable for Wellington collector and philanthropist Sir John Ilott, who presented 37 Rembrandt prints, including this one, to the National Art Gallery between 1952 and 1969..jpg,"Maori and Pacific manuscript archive collection, National Museum of New Zealand, creating agency, 1807-1947, This series consists of both archival items gifted to the Museum and material that was gathered from internal Museum sources relating to Pacific and Maori themes.

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