S. Hermle, Kassel painter and copyist c. 1920, ''Man in Armour'' after Willem Drost (1633-1659), 1921. Until 1923 the painting in the Gemäldegalerie Kassel was attributed to Rembrandt. In 1923, shortly after this copy was made, Drost was agreed to be the author. Oil on canvas, signed and inscribed lower right ''Rembrandt 1655, Cop. S. Hermle Cassel 1921'', verso on label inscribed ''Restored in 1946 by Erich Nordus, Teltow'', 111 x 84 cm, framed 136 x 106 cm

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