Favourites: Local artist, Tess Barnes chooses Rembrandt's little girl

By Catherine Fraher | Published 22 February 2008

Tess Barnes self portrait

My absolute favourite painting in Dulwich Picture Gallery is the fantastic Rembrandt portrait of the little girl…on a protruding wall in, I think, the first room on left…wonderful…I can’t drag myself away!!…I adore Rembrandt his skill is humbling!! and it totally relates to my exhibition as ever since my Chelsea foundation years he has had such a great influence on me and my pull towards portraiture. It is great to know that this Rembrandt portrait is there, close by, so that I can pop in to gaze and wonder whenever I please!
[Ed.: Tess Barnes' self portrait and Rembrandt's 'Girl at a Window']
[Rembrandt image by Permission of the Trustees of Dulwich Picture Gallery]

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About Catherine Fraher

Catherine used to work for companies like eBay, the Financial Times and FHM. Now she is bringing up her daughter, Eve, and finally getting round to all the books, films, exhibitions and travelling she never managed before. "Pleasure First!"

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Judy Mewburn 15 Mar 2008

second room on the left , flat wall.

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museum-tracker 14 Jul 2008

BTW, it’s Rembrandt’s birthday on 15 July (1606).

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