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Johnson moved to The Hague in 1851. On November 20, 1851, he wrote to Andrew Warner of the American Art-Union, “I am at present . . . at the Hague, where I find I am deriving much advantage from studying the splendid works of Rembrandt & a few other of the old Dutch masters, who I find are only to be seen in Holland. I shall probably continue here a good portion of the winter" [Adapted from Hills, The Genre Painting of Eastman Johnson, pp. 40–41].
He made free copies after Rembrandt, Van Dyke, and the contemporary Belgian painter Louis Gallait. He stayed in the Netherlands until 1855 and developed a profitable career as a portrait painter. —PH
MacGibeny, 2021: Although it is presently unlocated and no image is available, this work was cited by William Walton in "Eastman Johnson, Painter," Scribner's Magazine, September 1906. Johnson likely created the copy when he was in Paris for a short time in 1855, studying in the atelier of Couture.
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