Beggar with a Crippled Hand Leaning on a Stick, by Rembrandt

An image of Beggar with a Crippled Hand Leaning on a Stick. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height (plate) 91 mm, width (plate) 43 mm; height (sheet) 91 mm, width (sheet) 43 mm, circa 1629. State V/V.

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Beggar with a Crippled Hand Leaning on a Stick. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height (plate) 91 mm, width (plate) 43 mm; height (sheet) 91 mm, width (sheet) 43 mm, circa 1629. State V/V.

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Accession Number: 23.k.5-244
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 500 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 193.72kB
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ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:08:07 11:47:18

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