Self-portrait, drawing at a window, by Rembrandt

An image of Self-portrait, drawing at a window. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on Japanese paper, height (plate) 154 mm, width (plate) 131 mm; height (sheet) 160 mm, width (sheet) 135 mm, 1648. Signed and dated from state II. Production Note: State IV/V. Notes: The rework in states IV and V not by Rembrandt, according to Hollstein. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B22 IV/V; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB48-A IV/V; 1955.

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Self-portrait, drawing at a window. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on Japanese paper, height (plate) 154 mm, width (plate) 131 mm; height (sheet) 160 mm, width (sheet) 135 mm, 1648. Signed and dated from state II. Production Note: State IV/V. Notes: The rework in states IV and V not by Rembrandt, according to Hollstein. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B22 IV/V; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB48-A IV/V; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-1
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 879 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 938.36kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2017:10:31 15:35:37

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17th Century artistic artists clothes clothing costume drawing drypoint Dutch engraving etching faces Fitz_PDP hats male man portraits print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn seated self portrait sitter sitting sketching window windows

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