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The Beheading of John the Baptist
The Beheading of John the Baptist

The Beheading of John the Baptist

Creator Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606 - 1669)
Date1640
Mediumetching and drypoint on laid paper
DimensionsOverall (imp.): 12.8 x 10.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit LineGift from Sir Edmund Walker Collection, 1926
Category
    Object number1466
    Copyright
    © Art Gallery of Ontario
    LocationNot currently on display

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