The Triumph of Mordecai, by Rembrandt

An image of The Triumph of Mordecai. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 175 mm, width, plate, 214 mm, height, sheet, 189 mm, width, sheet, 228 mm, circa 1641. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B40 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB41-1 Only state; 1955.

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The Triumph of Mordecai. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 175 mm, width, plate, 214 mm, height, sheet, 189 mm, width, sheet, 228 mm, circa 1641. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B40 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB41-1 Only state; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-36
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 841 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 230.44kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:12 14:31:18

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17th Century animal animals bearded beards biblical bowing bowing down counterproof crowds drypoint Dutch equestrian Esther etching Fitz_PDP headdress hebrew horseback horses Jewish Kings of Persia male Mordecai Old Testament print proof religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn triumph triumphant

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