The Shell (Conus Marmoreus), by Rembrandt

An image of The Shell (Conus Marmoreus). Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 96 mm, width, plate, 133 mm; height, sheet, 98 mm, width, sheet, 133 mm, 1650. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B159 II/III. Biörklund/Barnard; BB-50-E II/II.

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The Shell (Conus Marmoreus). Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 96 mm, width, plate, 133 mm; height, sheet, 98 mm, width, sheet, 133 mm, 1650. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B159 II/III. Biörklund/Barnard; BB-50-E II/II.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-237
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 769 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 215.48kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:16 12:06:45

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