The great sadness of the Rembrandt House Museum is that it has never managed to acquire a painting by Rembrandt, despite the fact that he made over 100 paintings in the world-famous studio on the Jodenbreestraat. Within the current art market, a museum like ours can only display a Rembrandt painting as a loan or acquire it thanks to a donation. Therefore, we are delighted with the generous loan from the Rijksmuseum and the support of Vereniging Rembrandt. They are helping us to continuously display a Rembrandt painting in the coming years and to make this important piece of Dutch heritage accessible to a wide audience.” Milou Halbesma, Director of the Rembrandt House Museum.

''The intimacy of the scene in a room perfectly complements the domestic setting of the Rembrandthuis. The painting provides a fascinating insight into Rembrandt's working methods. The painter at work. It is wonderful that visitors will be able to see it permanently on this special site.” Taco Dibbits, Genral Director of the Rijksmuseum.