Art, literature & history
The Star of the Kings: a Night Piece
c. 1651
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching, with a few touches of drypoint
- Dimensions
- sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 9.8 x 14.7 cm (3 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1943.3.7220
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Rembrandt van Rijn. The Star of the Kings: a Night Piece. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
The Star of the Kings: a Night Piece — Rembrandt van Rijn. c. 1651.
Medium: etching, with a few touches of drypoint.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 9.8 x 14.7 cm (3 7/8 x 5 13/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.7220. 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.