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La Ronde de Nuit (The Night Watch)

1887
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: La Ronde de Nuit (The Night Watch)
  • Etcher: Charles-Albert Waltner (French, Paris 1846–1925 Paris)
  • Artist: After Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) (Dutch, Leiden 1606–1669 Amsterdam)
  • Date: 1887
  • Medium: Etching, mezzotint and aquatint on vellum
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 28 7/8 in. × 35 in. (73.3 × 88.9 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of George Gordon King, 1887
  • Object Number: 87.1.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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