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Rembrandt Portrait: The Dutch Rijksmuseum has bought a historic portrait by Rembrandt from two American collectors for $9.5 million, just months after they bought it for $8 million. Signed by the Dutch master and dated 1633, the portrait of preacher Johannes Uyttenbogaert was purchased in July by Otto Naumann and Alfred Bader at an auction at Sotheby’s in London. The Dutch museum, which houses one of the largest collections of Rembrandts in the world, didn’t bid at the auction because it did not have sufficient funds. Since then, it has been able to raise most of the asking price. The Dutch state will guarantee the remainder. Uyttenbogaert, who is pictured standing next to a table on which lies an open Bible, was the founder of the Remonstrant Brotherhood, a Dutch religious movement. Before it was auctioned, the painting had been in the family of Britain’s Earl of Rosebery for more than 130 years.