The Night Watch

Rembrandt van Rijn

1642 · Oil on canvas · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Size4:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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The Night Watch

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About this work

Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669)
Year: 1642
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 363 × 437 cm
Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (on loan from the City of Amsterdam)
Movement: Dutch Golden Age

Captain Frans Banninck Cocq, in black with a red sash, and his lieutenant Willem van Ruytenburch, in yellow, lead their company of Amsterdam civic guardsmen out of an archway, surrounded by musketeers, a drummer, a dog and a small girl in gold with a chicken at her belt. Rembrandt painted the enormous canvas in 1642 for the guards' hall, and instead of the usual row of posed portraits he staged the group in motion, lit by a raking light. The title is an eighteenth-century nickname; darkened varnish made a daytime scene look nocturnal. The painting was trimmed on all sides in 1715 to fit a wall in the town hall. It has been the centrepiece of the Rijksmuseum since 1885 and is being restored in public view.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

Dark, raking light and a crowd in motion need a dark wall and distance: a dining room or hallway long enough to stand back from, at 24×18 in black. Brass and dark wood nearby pick up the yellow lieutenant and the girl in gold.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Dutch Golden Age painting
Era: 17th century (1642)
Orientation: Landscape
Mood: classic
Rooms: dining room, hallway or entryway, living room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×18. Prints at 16×12, 24×18 in — 16×12 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 24×18 above a console or sideboard.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 16×12, 24×18 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is The Night Watch in the public domain?

Yes. Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Rijksmuseum.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 16×12 and 24×18 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was The Night Watch painted, and in what medium?

The Night Watch dates from 1642 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 363 × 437 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×18 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×12 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For The Night Watch we'd choose 24×18. It is a landscape print, wider than it is tall, at the painting's own proportions.

About this design

The Night Watch (Rembrandt van Rijn) — The Night Watch · Rembrandt van Rijn · 1642. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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