The fourth oriental head, by Rembrandt

An image of The fourth oriental head. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 158 mm, width, plate, 135 mm; height, sheet, 162, mm, width, sheet, 138 mm, circa 1635. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B289 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB35-5 II/III; 1955.

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The fourth oriental head. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 158 mm, width, plate, 135 mm; height, sheet, 162, mm, width, sheet, 138 mm, circa 1635. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B289 II/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB35-5 II/III; 1955.

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Accession Number: P.2253-R
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: 884 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.97MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:02:12 11:22:15

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17th Century bearded beards caps Dutch etching Fitz_PDP hair hairstyle hats heads long hair long haired male man oriental orientals portraits print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn velvet cap

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