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

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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, laid down on backing sheet, height, plate, 152 mm, width, plate, 104 mm; height, sheet, 152 mm, width, sheet, 104 mm, 1641. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B261 II/IV; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB41-L II/IV; 1955. 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, laid down on backing sheet, height, plate, 152 mm, width, plate, 104 mm; height, sheet, 152 mm, width, sheet, 104 mm, 1641. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B261 II/IV; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB41-L II/IV; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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  • Accession Number: 23.K.5-334
  • 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: 715 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 818.85kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2018:02:05 11:29:02

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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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