When, in 1950, the 11th Duke of Devonshire was hit with a swingeing £7m inheritance tax bill, he did what many stately homeowners do and gazed up at his walls to see what art might be sold. The duke found that he had three Rembrandts, and suggested the nation choose one of them in part payment of the tax. Thus in 1957 a fine, signed Rembrandt, “Old Man in an Armchair” (1652), went on display at the National Gallery in London.
1950年，第11代德文希尔公爵(Duke of Devonshire)收到政府高达700万英镑的遗产税单后，采取的措施与众多豪宅继承者如出一辙——抬头凝望墙上张挂的名画，以决定究竟该卖掉哪一幅。公爵大人发现自己拥有3幅伦勃朗的名画，于是他向政府建议以其中一幅来抵税。1957年，这幅创作于1652年、伦勃朗亲笔签名的精美油画《坐在扶手椅中的老人》(“Old Man in an Armchair”)在伦敦国家美术馆(National Gallery)正式展出。
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