St Jerome reading in an Italian landscape, by Rembrandt

An image of St Jerome reading in an Italian landscape. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (24 mm), height, plate, 259 mm, width, plate, 210 mm; height, sheet, 259 mm, width, sheet, 210 mm, circa 1653. Production Note: II/II. A late impression. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B104 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB53-3 II/II; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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St Jerome reading in an Italian landscape. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (24 mm), height, plate, 259 mm, width, plate, 210 mm; height, sheet, 259 mm, width, sheet, 210 mm, circa 1653. Production Note: II/II. A late impression. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B104 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB53-3 II/II; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-178
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 841 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 954.29kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:15 09:44:29

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