▁others ▁who ▁had ▁filled ▁the ▁image ▁space ▁with ▁figures ▁in ▁a ▁more ▁conventional ▁manner . ▁ ▁For ▁Kenneth ▁Clark : ▁▁ ▁Cr ens h aw ▁writes ▁that ▁Rem brand t ▁was ▁away ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months , ▁and ▁"... ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁enough ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁places ▁when ▁obst acles ▁arose ." ▁ ▁Instead , ▁F lin ck ' s ▁un fin ished ▁work ▁was ▁retrieved ▁and ▁rapidly ▁finished ▁off ▁by ▁the ▁German ▁painter ▁J ürgen ▁O vens ▁in ▁four ▁days . ▁O vens , ▁then ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁using ▁the ▁studio ▁formerly ▁owned ▁by ▁F lin ck , ▁got ▁paid ▁ 4 8 ▁gu ild ers ▁for ▁his ▁work , ▁whereas ▁F lin ck ▁was ▁promised ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁gu ild ers ▁for ▁the ▁series ▁of ▁twelve ▁paint ings . ▁ ▁Jord a ens ▁and ▁Lie vens ▁received ▁ 1 , 2 0 0 ▁gu ild ers ▁for ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁works . ▁ ▁In ▁financial ▁difficulties , ▁Rem brand t ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁cut ▁it ▁down ▁dr ast ically ▁for ▁easier ▁sale ▁and ▁partly ▁rep aint ed ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁table ▁was ▁el ong ated , ▁and ▁he ▁added ▁the ▁man ▁on ▁the ▁left . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁months , ▁Rem brand t ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁grave ▁of ▁his ▁wife , ▁S ask ia . ▁ ▁Later ▁history ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁August ▁ 1 7 3 4 , ▁the ▁painting ▁was ▁bought ▁at