1642 Rembrandt finishes “De Nachtwacht”

nachtwacht

“De Nachtwacht” is the most famous painting by Rembrandt van Rijn.
He painted it from 1639 to 1642.
The official name is ” De compagnie van kapitein Frans Banning Cocq en luitenant Willem van Ruytenburgh ”
It was probably called “De Nachtwacht” for the first time between 1796 and 1797.