Art, literature & history
The Sleeping Herdsman
c. 1644
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching and burin
- Dimensions
- sheet: 8 x 6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1951.10.482
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Rembrandt van Rijn. The Sleeping Herdsman. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Sleeping Herdsman — Rembrandt van Rijn. c. 1644.
Medium: etching and burin.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 8 x 6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1951.10.482. Rosenwald Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.