Art, literature & history
Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple from an Open Grave
1639
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- etching
- Dimensions
- plate: 10.9 x 7.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.) sheet: 11 x 8.1 cm (4 5/16 x 3 3/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1943.3.7196
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
Rembrandt van Rijn. Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple from an Open Grave. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Death Appearing to a Wedded Couple from an Open Grave — Rembrandt van Rijn. 1639.
Medium: etching.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 10.9 x 7.9 cm (4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in.) sheet: 11 x 8.1 cm (4 5/16 x 3 3/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1943.3.7196. 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.