The first oriental head, by Rembrandt

An image of The first oriental head. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper,
height, plate, 151 mm, width, plate, 125 mm; height, sheet, 151 mm, width, sheet, 125 mm, 1635. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B286 II/III. Biörklund/Barnard; BB35-E II/III.

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The first oriental head. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 151 mm, width, plate, 125 mm; height, sheet, 151 mm, width, sheet, 125 mm, 1635. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B286 II/III. Biörklund/Barnard; BB35-E II/III.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-378
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: 858 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 974.03kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:02:12 11:56:11

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17th Century caps drypoint Dutch etching Fitz_PDP fur cape fur caps fur cloak fur collar fur hat furs hats heads male man oriental orientals portraits print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

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