PrintsDutch17th century

The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds

1634

Artists

Rembrandt Harmensz. van RijnArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching

Medium

Etching on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 34.2 x 26.2 cm (13 7/16 x 10 5/16 in.) plate: 26.3 x 22 cm (10 3/8 x 8 11/16 in.) image: 25.9 x 21.8 cm (10 3/16 x 8 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Franz Gawet, (1069), auction sale, 1844. There is a second inscription on the print, apparently in the same hand, that reads: F Pischberger [or perhaps Bechberger] 1807. Edwin De Turck Bechtel (Lugt 4707), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1957

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