The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, 1634. Etching, burin with touches of drypoint on laid paper, Plate: 10 x 8 1/4 in. (25.4 x 21 cm) Sheet: 10 3/8 x 8 13/16 in. (26.4 x 22.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Putnam, 31.790. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Date

1634

Geography

Place made: Netherlands

Medium

Etching, burin with touches of drypoint on laid paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Plate: 10 x 8 1/4 in. (25.4 x 21 cm) Sheet: 10 3/8 x 8 13/16 in. (26.4 x 22.4 cm)

Signatures

Lower right in plate: "Rembrandt. f. 1634"

Markings

Crowned coat of arms of Bale

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William A. Putnam

Accession Number

31.790

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