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Abraham entertaining the Angels, by Rembrandt

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An image of Abraham entertaining the Angels. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 159 mm, width, plate, 132 mm; height, sheet, 161 mm, width, sheet, 135 mm, 1656. Only State.

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Abraham entertaining the Angels. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 159 mm, width, plate, 132 mm; height, sheet, 161 mm, width, sheet, 135 mm, 1656. Only State.

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  • Accession Number: AD.12.39-71
  • 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: 848 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 385.92kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2014:01:16 12:17:19

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