Christ carried to the Tomb, by Rembrandt

An image of Christ carried to the Tomb. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (24mm), height, plate, 131 mm, width, plate, 108 mm; height, sheet, 137 mm, width, sheet, 114 mm, circa 1645. Only State. Printed on mould side of paper.

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Christ carried to the Tomb. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (24mm), height, plate, 131 mm, width, plate, 108 mm; height, sheet, 137 mm, width, sheet, 114 mm, circa 1645. Only State. Printed on mould side of paper.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-48
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/18.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 865 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 322.80kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 18/1
Captured: 2014:03:13 14:07:43

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