Rembrandt's Mirror (33 page)

Acknowledgements

I am greatly indebted to the many scholars who have contributed so much to our understanding of Rembrandt's life and art. Foremost I'd like to thank Ernst van de Wetering, who kindly met me in 2004. This novel draws extensively on his work and that of the Rembrandt Research Project. Thank you also to Simon Schama for our brief exchange many years ago and the inspiration of his writings. I'd also like to acknowledge Thijs Weststeijn's book
The Visible World
, which brings to life the intellectual, philosophical and artistic climate of the time and Paul Crenshaw's
Rembrandt's Bankruptcy
. One statement in particular by Crenshaw lodged itself in my mind because it rang so true: ‘The events surrounding Rembrandt, and the choices made by him, demonstrate that Rembrandt handled his money and marketing in the same manner that he led his life and made his art: he was unconventional in every respect.'

I'd also like to thank my mother for her unwavering support, and Alex for his belief in my writing and his help, on many fronts, in brining this novel into being. Thank you also to my writing group friends Gill and Sam and to Ian for everything. I'm deeply grateful to
Samantha Harvey and Gerard Woodward for teasing out the writer in me. And I'd like to thank Richard Francis for his wisdom.

Heartfelt thanks to my agent at Curtis Brown, Karolina Sutton – a writer's fantasy made manifest – and my brilliant and inspiring publisher and editor, Margaret Stead at Atlantic Books.

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A Note on the Author

KIM DEVEREUX
is an award-winning short-film director and producer of documentaries. Kim holds an MA in History of Art and English Literature from the University of Edinburgh and an MA from Bath Spa in Creative Writing.