Hind, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis), 1862-1927 · London : A. and C. Black · leaf 248
my back on The Night Watch, andsought Rembrandts portrait of Elisabeth Bas, thatstern, hard-featured old lady, one of the great por-traits of the world. Here Rembrandt could be him-self, painting what he saw, not being urged to give,at all cost, accurate presentments of the faces ofworthy citizens… … ,...-■4^^ Dutchmen in Amsterdam it. If I liked it least of his great pictures, it is becausemy eyes have never recovered from the shock that thetheatricality of its setting produced. The Night Watch, or, to give the picture itsproper title, The Sortie of the Company of FrancisBanning Cocq, is…
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