Abraham entertaining the Angels, by Rembrandt

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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