The adoration of the shepherds: a night piece, Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1657

Title(s)

The adoration of the shepherds: a night piece

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1961-1006

Catalogue reference

• New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt text) 300-5(11)
• Bartsch 46-5(8)
• Hollstein Dutch 46-5(8)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228
• collector's mark: Lugt 1419
• inscription: ‘J:W’

Artist

• print maker: Rembrandt van Rijn
• after own design by: Rembrandt van Rijn

Dating

c. 1657

Material

• paper

Technique

etching / drypoint

Measurements

height 150 mm × width 198 mm

What

• adoration of the Christ-child by the shepherds; Mary and Joseph present

Credit line

• Mr and Mrs De Bruijn-van der Leeuw Bequest, Muri, Switzerland

Acquisition

bequest 1961

Copyright

Public domain

• Rembrandt / compiled by Erik Hinterding and Jaco Rutgers, Jaco Rutgers, Erik Hinterding, Ger Luijten, dl. II, p. 272-273, cat.nr. 300
• Rembrandt and the Golden Age : highlights from the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, cat.nr. 42
• Dutch and flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts ca. 1450-1700, cat.nr. 46
• Cat.tent. Exhibition of the Golden Years of Dutch Painting (Hotel Okura Tokyo) 2009, p. 9, cat.nr. 4