Self-portrait with cap pulled forward, by Rembrandt

An image of Self-portrait with cap pulled forward. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 50 mm, width, plate, 42 mm; height, sheet, 52.5 mm, width, sheet, 44 mm, circa 1631. Production Note:VI/VI. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B319 VI/VI. Biörklund/Barnard; BB31-10 V/V

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Self-portrait with cap pulled forward. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 50 mm, width, plate, 42 mm; height, sheet, 52.5 mm, width, sheet, 44 mm, circa 1631. Production Note:VI/VI. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B319 VI/VI. Biörklund/Barnard; BB31-10 V/V

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-411
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: 864 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.97MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:02:13 10:05:39

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17th Century artists bushy hair caps Dutch etching Fitz_PDP hair hats male man portraits print pulled forward Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn self portrait

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