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Dark etching of a night journey: a man with a lantern at left, and a veiled woman riding a shadowy animal behind him.

The Flight into Egypt: A Night Piece

A dark night scene built from fine hatching, with a man in a cap holding a lantern at left, its light falling on his face and hands. Behind him a veiled figure rides a shadowy animal, the flight into Egypt named in the record, emerging faintly from the darkness.

Artist
Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Date
1651
Medium
Etching and drypoint on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
1371 × 1600 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1651).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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