Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, by Rembrandt

An image of Joseph's coat brought to Jacob. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 108 mm, width, plate, 80 mm; height, sheet, 111 mm, width, sheet, 82 mm, circa 1633. Production Note: II/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B38 II/II. Biörklund/Barnard; BB33-1 II/II.

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Joseph's coat brought to Jacob. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 108 mm, width, plate, 80 mm; height, sheet, 111 mm, width, sheet, 82 mm, circa 1633. Production Note: II/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B38 II/II. Biörklund/Barnard; BB33-1 II/II.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-48
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: 764 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 916.70kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:11 15:49:27

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