The Persian, by Rembrandt

An image of The Persian. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 108 mm, width, plate, 79 mm; height, sheet, 114 mm, width, sheet, 85 mm, 1632. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B152 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB32-A Only state; 1955.

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The Persian. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 108 mm, width, plate, 79 mm; height, sheet, 114 mm, width, sheet, 85 mm, 1632. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B152 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB32-A Only state; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.40-10
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 766 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 737.18kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:16 12:02:40

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