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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, 1656. Production Note: Only state. height, plate, 160 mm, width, plate, 132 mm; height, sheet, 163 mm, width, sheet, 135 mm, Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B29 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB56-B Only state; 1955.
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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, 1656. Production Note: Only state. height, plate, 160 mm, width, plate, 132 mm; height, sheet, 163 mm, width, sheet, 135 mm, Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B29 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB56-B Only state; 1955.

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  • Accession Number: 23.K.5-38
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Sam Cole
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 854 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 1.00MB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2017:10:31 15:14:56

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17th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending Abraham (Old Testament) aged amusements angels bearded beards biblical costume drypoint Dutch eating elderly entertainment etching Fitz_PDP hebrew household housewife male man meals men old old age old man Old Testament patriarch print prophecy prophetic religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn repast residence Sarah (Old Testament) wife winged wings

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