David and Goliath, by Rembrandt

An image of David and Goliath [Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 119 mm, width, plate, 76 mm; height, sheet, 129 mm, width, sheet, 87 mm, 1655. Production Note: IV/V. From the divided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B36 C IV/V; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB55-C C IV/IV; 1955.

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David and Goliath [Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 119 mm, width, plate, 76 mm; height, sheet, 129 mm, width, sheet, 87 mm, 1655. Production Note: IV/V. From the divided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B36 C IV/V; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB55-C C IV/IV; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-84
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: 709 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 699.76kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:11 15:32:37

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