Joseph and Potiphar's Wife, by Rembrandt

An image of Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines vertical (22 mm), height, plate, 92 mm, width, plate, 116 mm; height, sheet, 99 mm, width, sheet, 119 mm, 1634. Production Note: I/II. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B39 I/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB34-G I/II; 1955.

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Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines vertical (22 mm), height, plate, 92 mm, width, plate, 116 mm; height, sheet, 99 mm, width, sheet, 119 mm, 1634. Production Note: I/II. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B39 I/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB34-G I/II; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.40-55
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 846 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 277.26kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:11 16:04:21

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