A 17th-century Rembrandt has sold at auction for $1.4 million after it was found in an attic during a house visit in Maine.Images released by Thomaston Place Auction Galleries shows the work, depicting a young girl in traditional Dutch attire.The painting was discovered by one of the auction house’s appraisers during a visit to an estate in Maine, they said.It was tucked away amid a collection of heirlooms and antiques, the auction house said, with a label on the back identifying it as a Rembrandt and stating that it had previously been lent to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.“The artwork, painted on a cradled oak panel and encased in a hand-carved Dutch frame, displayed impeccable preservation for its age,” the auction house said in a statement.The work was sold during a summer auction for $1.4 million to a European buyer, Thomaston Place Auction Galleries said.Images released by Thomaston show auction house owner Kaja Veilleux with the painting. Credit: Thomaston Place Auction Galleries via Storyful