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The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

Rembrandt1634

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

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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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