Abraham's Sacrifice, by Rembrandt

An image of Abraham's Sacrifice. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 156 mm, width, plate, 132 mm; height, sheet, 160 mm, width, sheet, 135 mm, 1655. Only State.

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Abraham's Sacrifice. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 156 mm, width, plate, 132 mm; height, sheet, 160 mm, width, sheet, 135 mm, 1655. Only State.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-58
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: 867 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 401.89kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2014:01:16 12:16:42

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