Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House, 1648. Etching, burin, and drypoint on wove paper, Plate: 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (16.5 x 13 cm) Sheet: 6 15/16 x 5 7/16 in. (17.6 x 13.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of William H. Herriman, 21.237. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House

Date

1648

Geography

Place made: Netherlands

Medium

Etching, burin, and drypoint on wove paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Plate: 6 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (16.5 x 13 cm) Sheet: 6 15/16 x 5 7/16 in. (17.6 x 13.8 cm)

Signatures

Lower right in plate: "Rembrandt f. 1648"

Credit Line

Bequest of William H. Herriman

Accession Number

21.237

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