Christ at Emmaus: the larger plate, by Rembrandt

An image of Christ at Emmaus: the larger plate. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines vertical (24 mm), height, plate, 211 mm, width, plate, 161 mm; height, sheet, 218 mm, width, sheet, 165 mm, 1654. Production Note: Printed on mould side of paper. Drypoint burr (visible in an earlier impression) has worn away. Alternative Number(s): New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 283 II/V; 2013. Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B87 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB54-H II/III; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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Christ at Emmaus: the larger plate. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines vertical (24 mm), height, plate, 211 mm, width, plate, 161 mm; height, sheet, 218 mm, width, sheet, 165 mm, 1654. Production Note: Printed on mould side of paper. Drypoint burr (visible in an earlier impression) has worn away. Alternative Number(s): New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 283 II/V; 2013. Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B87 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB54-H II/III; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-151
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: 783 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.98MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:09 00:24:04

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