The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Rembrandt1634

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Title: The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds
Creator: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669)
Date Created: 1634
Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.); Platemark: 26 x 21.9 cm (10 1/4 x 8 5/8 in.)
Provenance: Mrs. Madeleine Hamill; gift, 1949
Type: Print
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.115
Medium: etching, with drypoint, engraving and sulfur tint
State of work: iii/iii
Inscriptions: lower right, in plate: Rembrandt. f 1634 ; VERSO, lower left, in graphite: [J.S.O.?] ; lower center, in pen and brown ink: [illegible, inscription crossed out with pen and darker brown ink] ; lower right, in graphite: NPW[crossed out] ; lower right, in graphite: 507 ; lower right, in graphite: 33
Department: Prints
Culture: Netherlands, 17th century
Credit Line: Bequest of Mrs. Madeleine Hamill in memory of Lawrence Hamill
Collection: PR - Etching
Accession Number: 1949.115

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