We see his contentment in his face. He has large mobile features, which have here settled into an expression of genial repose. He has the dignified bearing of one whose professional success entitles him to a just sense of self-satisfaction, but he is not posing as a great man. He is still a simple-hearted miller's son, a man whom we should like to meet in his own family circle, with his little ones playing about him. He is a man to whom children might run, sure of a friendly welcome; he is a man whom strangers might trust, sure of his sincerity. It is, in short, Rembrandt, with all the kindliest human qualities uppermost, which show us, behind the artist, the man himself.
PRONOUNCING VOCABULARY OF PROPER NAMES AND FOREIGN WORDS
The Diacritical Marks given are those found in the latest edition of Webster's International Dictionary.
A Dash ([=]) above the vowel denotes the long sound, as in f[=a]te, [=e]ve, t[=i]me, n[=o]te, [=u]se.
A Dash and a Dot ([.=]) above the vowel denote the same sound, less prolonged.
A Curve ([)]) above the vowel denotes the short sound, as in [)a]d [)e]nd, [)i]ll, [)o]dd, [)u]p.
A Dot ([.]) above the vowel a denotes the obscure sound of a in p[.a]st, [.a]b[=a]te, Am[)e]ric[.a].
A Double Dot ([:]) above the vowel a denotes the broad sound of a in fäther, älms.
A Double Dot ([:]) below the vowel a denotes the sound of a in b[a:]ll.
A Wave ([~]) above the vowel e denotes the sound of e in h[~e]r.
A Circumflex Accent ([^]) above the vowel o denotes the sound of o in bôrn.
Emmaus (Emm[=a]'[)u]s) or ([)e]m'm[=a] [)u]s).
Gabael (G[)a]b'[.=a][)e]l) or (g[.=a]'b[.=a] [)e]l).
Hanfstaengl, Franz (hänf'st[=a]ngl fränts).
Mater Dolorosa (m[=a]'t[~e]r d[)o]l [.=o] r[=o]'s[.a]).
Raguel (R[.=a]g[=u]'[)e]l) or (r[)a]g'[=u] [)e]l).
Ruytenberg, Willem van (roi't[e(]n b[)e]rg w[)i]l'l[)e]m vän).
Sylvius, Jan Cornelis (s[)i]l'v[.=e] [)oo]s yän k[.=o]r n[=e]'l[)i]s).
Uylenborch, Rombertus van (oi'l[)e]n b[.=o]rK r[)o]m b[)e]r't[)oo]s vän).
End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Rembrandt, by Estelle M. Hurll