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1951

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Print, Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House, 1648

This is a Print. It was created by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn and print maker: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. It is dated 1648 and we acquired it in 1951. Its medium is etching, buring, and drypoint on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Leo Wallerstein. It is credited Gift of Leo Wallerstein.

Its dimensions are

17.1 × 13.6 cm (6 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed and dated in plate, lower right: Rembrandt f. 1648.

Cite this object as

Print, Beggars Receiving Alms at the Door of a House, 1648; Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669); Netherlands; etching, buring, and drypoint on laid paper; 17.1 × 13.6 cm (6 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.); Gift of Leo Wallerstein; 1951-170-42

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