De verkondiging aan de herders, RP-T-1930-21, Rembrandt, circa 1655

Identification title(s): the proclamation to the shepherds. Object type: drawing object number: rp-t-1930-21. Catalog reference: schatborn 44. Manufacture. Manufacturer: draftsman: rembrandt van rijn. Place of manufacture: amsterdam. Date: c. 1655. Physical features: pen and brown ink, with white body paint, some areas deliberately smudged with a finger or brush; framing lines in brown ink. Material: paper opaque paint ink. Technique: pen / brush. Dimensions: h 189 mm × w 280 mm. Subject: what: annunciation of christ's birth to the shepherds (and/or shepherdesses) at night; a host of singing angels in the air. Credit line: donation from mr c. Hofstede de groot, the hague. Acquisition: donation 1906. Date: circa 1655.