Christ and the Woman of Samaria, by Rembrandt

An image of Christ and the Woman of Samaria: An arched print. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, surface tone, black carbon ink on Japanese paper, height, plate, 125 mm, width, plate, 161 mm; height, sheet, 125 mm, width, sheet, 161 mm. Signed and dated 1657 in states I and II; signed and dated 1658 in state III. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B70 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB57-B II/III; 1955. Lugt; 2849.

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Christ and the Woman of Samaria: An arched print. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, surface tone, black carbon ink on Japanese paper, height, plate, 125 mm, width, plate, 161 mm; height, sheet, 125 mm, width, sheet, 161 mm. Signed and dated 1657 in states I and II; signed and dated 1658 in state III. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B70 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB57-B II/III; 1955. Lugt; 2849.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-112
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 805 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 229.27kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:09 01:58:10

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