Rembrandt starts in on the painting trade as an apprentice to Dabben Dauber, who spends more time on the canvas than Firpo. Dauber leads his apprentice a merry chase until the latter decides to get his own studio. Before he starts, he sees...See moreRembrandt starts in on the painting trade as an apprentice to Dabben Dauber, who spends more time on the canvas than Firpo. Dauber leads his apprentice a merry chase until the latter decides to get his own studio. Before he starts, he sees a customer come into his boss' studio and, rather than lose the trade, he starts to paint the old gent's portrait while the sitter's daughter wanders around. The model begins to grow uneasy, and Rembrandt makes things easier for him by bouncing a vase off his dome, and promises his daughter to finish the picture at some other time. Once established in his own studio, he is invited to exhibit at the greatest Dutch gallery. Dauber steals into his studio and steals his masterpiece, leaving a bare canvas in its place. Rembrandt pursues, carrying the blank canvas. A party drinking wine, a sign painter giving directions, a ditch digger, and a ripe tomato all help to make it an even better work than the missing picture, and he is awarded the prize, and wins the charming girl. Written by
Universal Weekly, January 24, 1925
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