Christ and the Woman of Samaria among ruins, by James Bretherton after Rembrandt

An image of Christ and the Woman of Samaria among ruins. Bretherton, James (British, c.1730-1806). Copy after Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 122 mm, width, plate, 105 mm; height, sheet, 123 mm, width, sheet, 106 mm, circa 1770-1799. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B71 Copy 2. Biörklund/Barnard; BB34-L Copy 2. Lugt; 2475.

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Christ and the Woman of Samaria among ruins. Bretherton, James (British, c.1730-1806). Copy after Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 122 mm, width, plate, 105 mm; height, sheet, 123 mm, width, sheet, 106 mm, circa 1770-1799. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B71 Copy 2. Biörklund/Barnard; BB34-L Copy 2. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.40-15
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: 884 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.12MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:09 01:53:17

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