The Blind Fiddler, by Rembrandt

An image of The Blind Fiddler. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on paper, height (plate) 74 mm, width (plate) 52 mm; height (sheet) 74 mm, width (sheet) 52 mm, 1631. State I/III.

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The Blind Fiddler. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on paper, height (plate) 74 mm, width (plate) 52 mm; height (sheet) 74 mm, width (sheet) 52 mm, 1631. State I/III.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-222
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 730 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 256.10kB
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ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:08:07 11:43:17

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