Woman cutting her mistress's nails, after Rembrandt

An image of Woman Cutting her Mistress's Nails. Unknown, after Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on paper, height (plate) 126 mm, width (plate) 96 mm; height (sheet) 126 mm, width (sheet) 98 mm, after 1632. State II/II. Reverse copy after a painting by Rembrandt.

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Woman Cutting her Mistress's Nails. Unknown, after Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on paper, height (plate) 126 mm, width (plate) 96 mm; height (sheet) 126 mm, width (sheet) 98 mm, after 1632. State II/II. Reverse copy after a painting by Rembrandt.

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Accession Number: ad.12.38-61
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Camera: Leaf Valeo 22(LF3050 )/Mamiya RB 67
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 770 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 325.41kB
Exposure time: 1/17
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:08:07 11:19:23

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