The Beheading of John the Baptist, by Rembrandt

An image of The Beheading of John the Baptist. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching; drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 127 mm, width, plate, 103 mm; height, sheet, 140 mm, width, sheet, 113 mm, 1640. Production Note: I/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B92 I/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB40-B I/II; 1955.

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The Beheading of John the Baptist. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching; drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 127 mm, width, plate, 103 mm; height, sheet, 140 mm, width, sheet, 113 mm, 1640. Production Note: I/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B92 I/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB40-B I/II; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-104
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 844 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 945.70kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:08 11:29:41

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