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The Sleeping herdsman
Printmaker: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount
17th Century#
Production date:
circa
AD 1644
Only state
Support
composed of
laid paper
Plate
Height 78 mm
Width 58 mm
Sheet
Height 81 mm
Width 61 mm
Inscription present: Lugt 932
Accession number: 23.K.5-264
Primary reference Number: 86506
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish): B189 Only state
Biörklund/Barnard: BB44-1 Only state
Lugt: 932
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Sleeping herdsman" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/86506 Accessed: 2024-11-24 23:49:12
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
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|title=The Sleeping herdsman
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-24 23:49:12|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
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