Man at a desk wearing a cross and chain, by Rembrandt

An image of Man at a desk wearing a cross and chain. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 143 mm, width, plate, 103 mm; height, sheet, 143 mm, width, sheet, 103 mm, 1641. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B261 II/IV; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB41-L II/IV; 1955. Lugt; 439.Lugt; 932.

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Man at a desk wearing a cross and chain. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 143 mm, width, plate, 103 mm; height, sheet, 143 mm, width, sheet, 103 mm, 1641. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B261 II/IV; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB41-L II/IV; 1955. Lugt; 439.Lugt; 932.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-333
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: 745 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 879.61kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:02:05 11:28:12

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17th Century chains cross drypoint Dutch etching fashion fashionable Fitz_PDP hair hairstyle letter writing letters long hair long haired male man portraits print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn seated sitting writing a letter

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