Rembrandt portrait blocked from export for second time in 11 years

A Rembrandt portrait sold privately via Christie’s has been temporarily blocked from export in the hope a museum in the UK can raise £71.7m need to keep it in the country.

Portrait of Catrina Hooghsaet, painted in 1657 by Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-69), was sold…

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