The Presentation in the Temple, by Rembrandt

An image of The Presentation in the Temple in the Dark Manner. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, surface tone, offset (printing effect), black carbon ink on Oriental paper, height, plate, 208 mm, width, plate, 161, mm; height, sheet, 209 mm, width, sheet, 165 mm, circa 1654. Only State. Offset from same plate on verso.

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The Presentation in the Temple in the Dark Manner. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, surface tone, offset (printing effect), black carbon ink on Oriental paper, height, plate, 208 mm, width, plate, 161, mm; height, sheet, 209 mm, width, sheet, 165 mm, circa 1654. Only State. Offset from same plate on verso.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-102
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 806 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 232.07kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2014:01:16 12:15:50

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