Faust, by Rembrandt

An image of Faust. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 210 mm, width, plate, 161 mm; height, sheet, 239 mm, width, sheet, 188 mm, circa 1652. State I/III.

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Faust. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 210 mm, width, plate, 161 mm; height, sheet, 239 mm, width, sheet, 188 mm, circa 1652. State I/III.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-185
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 800 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 246.90kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2014:01:16 12:03:22

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