Jan Cornelis Sylvius, preacher, by Rembrandt

An image of Jan Cornelis Sylvius, preacher. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 166 mm, width, plate, 141 mm; height, sheet, 167 mm, width, sheet, 142 mm, 1633. Production Note: I/II. Notes: The sitter was the cousin by marriage and guardian of Saskia, Rembrandt's wife. Alternative Number(s):

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Jan Cornelis Sylvius, preacher. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 166 mm, width, plate, 141 mm; height, sheet, 167 mm, width, sheet, 142 mm, 1633. Production Note: I/II. Notes: The sitter was the cousin by marriage and guardian of Saskia, Rembrandt's wife. Alternative Number(s):

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-194
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: 727 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 868.30kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:02:05 10:01:22

Key words

17th Century bearded beards caps churchman collar Dutch etching Fitz_PDP half length high collar Jan Cornelis Sylvius male man minister portraits preacher preaching print religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn surface tone

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