Beggar man and woman behind a bank, by James Bretherton after Rembrandt

An image of Beggar man and woman behind a bank. Bretherton, James (British,c.1730-1806). After Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 108 mm, width, plate, 81 mm; height, sheet, 110 mm, width, sheet, 82 mm, circa 1770-1799. Production Note: Copy. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B165 Copy 1. Biörklund/Barnard; BB30-5 Copy 1. Lugt; 2475.

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Beggar man and woman behind a bank. Bretherton, James (British,c.1730-1806). After Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 108 mm, width, plate, 81 mm; height, sheet, 110 mm, width, sheet, 82 mm, circa 1770-1799. Production Note: Copy. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B165 Copy 1. Biörklund/Barnard; BB30-5 Copy 1. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-254
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: 772 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 837.84kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:16 11:13:52

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18th Century aged bank bearded beards beggar beggars begging British School caps copy copy after couple destitute destitution Dutch elderly etching female Fitz_PDP hats James Bretherton male man old old age old lady old man old woman peasants pensioners poor poverty print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn tramp vagabond woman

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