Faust. A Scholar in his study, by Rembrandt

An image of Faust. A Scholar in his study. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 209 mm, width, plate, 161 mm, height, sheet, 212 mm, width, sheet, 164 mm, circa 1652. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B270 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-4 II/III; 1955.

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Faust. A Scholar in his study. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 209 mm, width, plate, 161 mm, height, sheet, 212 mm, width, sheet, 164 mm, circa 1652. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B270 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-4 II/III; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-348
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
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Image width: 794 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
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Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:02:05 10:12:00

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