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Not in Bredius.
This is Rembrandt's earliest known painting, dating from the period when he was apprenticed to the best master in Leiden, Jacob Isaacsz. van Swanenburgh. It belongs too a series illustrating the Five Senses. This had been a popular theme since the sixteenth century, and Rembrandt would have come across many related engravings. However, he did not follow the costumary allegorical format, but painted a genre piece, spiced with a dash of humour, using models from his immediate surroundings. Even at this early stage, his sensitive depiction of reality was evident.
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