Sheet of studies, fragment showing head of old woman, by Rembrandt

An image of AD.12.38-238: Sheet of studies, with a woman lying ill in bed, etc. Fragment, showing head of old woman. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height 56 mm, width 63 mm, circa 1641-1642. Production Note: Only state. Cut from same impression as AD.12.38-102, AD.12.38-106, AD.12.38-237, AD.12.38-238. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B369 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB38-2 Only state; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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AD.12.38-238: Sheet of studies, with a woman lying ill in bed, etc. Fragment, showing head of old woman. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height 56 mm, width 63 mm, circa 1641-1642. Production Note: Only state. Cut from same impression as AD.12.38-102, AD.12.38-106, AD.12.38-237, AD.12.38-238. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B369 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB38-2 Only state; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-238
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 914 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 163.51kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:02:13 12:07:01

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17th Century aged caps clothes clothing Dutch elderly etching female figure studies Fitz_PDP hats life study old old age old lady old woman peasants pensioners print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn studies study woman

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