Joseph telling his dreams, by Rembrandt

An image of Joseph telling his dreams. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 111 mm, width, plate, 83 mm; height, sheet, 111 mm, width, sheet, 83 mm, 1638. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B37 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB38-E II/III; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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Joseph telling his dreams. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 111 mm, width, plate, 83 mm; height, sheet, 111 mm, width, sheet, 83 mm, 1638. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B37 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB38-E II/III; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-109
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: 799 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 932.32kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:11 15:36:43

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17th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending biblical discussion dreams Dutch etching Fitz_PDP gathered gathering Joseph (Old Testament) listeners listening Old Testament print recounting Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn speaking talking turban young youth

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