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The Rest on the Flight: a night piece

Print
ca. 1644 (made)
Artist/Maker
Rembrandt Van Rijn (artist)
Place of origin
Amsterdam (made)

Etching and drypoint depicting a night scene of a man, woman and child resting under a tree with a lantern hanging from a branch. On the right there is a head of donkey in the shadow.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Religion
Christianity
Object type
print
TitleThe Rest on the Flight: a night piece (published title)
Materials and techniques
Etching and drypoint
Paper (Fiber Product)
Etching (Printing Process)
Drypoint
Brief description
Etching and drypoint by Rembrandt van Rijn, 'The Rest on the Flight: a night piece', fourth state, ca.1644.
Physical description
Etching and drypoint depicting a night scene of a man, woman and child resting under a tree with a lantern hanging from a branch. On the right there is a head of donkey in the shadow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 9.1cm
  • Width: 5.7cm
Style
Dutch School
Credit line
Bequeathed by Chauncey Hare Townshend
Object history
Townshend Bequest
Subjects depicted
Night
Lanterns (Lighting Devices)
Tree
Donkey
Jesus Christ
The Virgin Mary
Saint Joseph of Nazareth
Bibliographic references
  • Taken from V&A Internal Catalogue
  • Bartsch, Adam von. Catalogue raisonné de toutes les estampes qui forment l'oeuvre de Rembrandt (Vienna, 1797), B.57.
  • White, Christopher and Boon, Karel G. Rembrandt's Etchings: An Illustrated Critical Catalogue in Two Volumes, I. Text. (Amsterdam: Van Gendt & Co; London: A. Zwemmer Ltd., 1969).
  • Blanc, Charles, L'oeuvre complet de Rembrandt, décrit et commenté, (Paris, 1859-61).
  • Hind, Arthur M. A Catalogue of Rembrandt's Etchings. (London: Methuen and Co. Ltd., 1923).
  • Biörklund George. Rembrandt's Etchings, True and False: A Summary Catalogue in a Distinctive Chronological Order and Completely Illustrated, (Stockholm, London & Paris, 1955) (2nd ed. 1968).
  • Taken from Register of Engravings 1868-1869, 23200 to 33884 Townshend Bequest
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
23262

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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