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[begin page 2 of 8] This is not at all realistic and being very dark and subdued might be taken for a picture, but I think is certainly intended for a view out of a window at twilight. At one time the panes of the casement were put in but Rembrandt afterward painted them over. The table at which he sits has a dull reddish cloth which harmonizes with the rich red beams of the window frame. The man's dress is a very deep greyish green, almost black, the flesh very [end page 2 of 8]