Abraham's Sacrifice, by Rembrandt

An image of Abraham's Sacrifice. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, 160 mm, width, 134 mm, 1655. Production Note: Only state. Counterproof. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B35 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB55-B Only state; 1955.

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Abraham's Sacrifice. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, 160 mm, width, 134 mm, 1655. Production Note: Only state. Counterproof. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B35 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB55-B Only state; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-43
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 870 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.97MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:11 15:55:44

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