Officer of the Guard

1953

Dating: Exact year
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: color intaglio and relief print ("metal print") on heavy wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 59.2 x 39 cm (23 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.) sheet: 64.5 x 44 cm (25 3/8 x 17 5/16 in.)
Collection no.: 2009.54.8
Attribution: By the artist

About this artwork

Officer of the Guard — Rolf Nesch. 1953.

Medium: color intaglio and relief print ("metal print") on heavy wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 59.2 x 39 cm (23 5/16 x 15 3/8 in.) sheet: 64.5 x 44 cm (25 3/8 x 17 5/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2009.54.8. Gift of David E. Rust.

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.

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