Reproduction of Rembrandt's etching showing a dimly lit domestic interior: a woman seated on the floor cradling an infant, a cat crouching at lower left, and an elderly man's face visible at a window in the background. The image is printed in black ink on cream stock with a white margin.
White border around the image; reproduction of an etching (Rembrandt f. 1654, signature etched in the plate). Handwritten title caption in blue ink along the bottom margin of the front: “The Virgin and Child with the Cat / Etchings by Rembrandt (Dutch, 1606-1669),” second line partially cut off at bottom edge.
No postmark, stamp, address, or message — unused card. Divided back, matte cream card stock; printed National Gallery of Art imprint and Rembrandt etching caption. Pencil dealer mark “#59” (with “1-”) lower right.
Cite this card
The Virgin and Child with the Cat, after Rembrandt, Washington, DC, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-virgin-and-child-with-the-cat-after-rembrandt-washington. Accessed November 2, 2026.
