The Strolling Musicians, by Rembrandt

An image of The Strolling Musicians. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 141 mm, width, plate, 115 mm; height, sheet, 142 mm, width, sheet, 116 mm, circa 1635. Production Note: I/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B119 I/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB35-8 I/II; 1955.

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The Strolling Musicians. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 141 mm, width, plate, 115 mm; height, sheet, 142 mm, width, sheet, 116 mm, circa 1635. Production Note: I/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B119 I/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB35-8 I/II; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-196
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 844 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.07MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:15 11:20:59

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