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The Circumcision in the Stable, by Rembrandt

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An image of The Circumcision in the Stable. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on paper, height (plate) 95 mm, width (plate) 145 mm; height (sheet) 106 mm, width (sheet) 156 mm, 1654. State aI/II.

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The Circumcision in the Stable. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on paper, height (plate) 95 mm, width (plate) 145 mm; height (sheet) 106 mm, width (sheet) 156 mm, 1654. State aI/II.

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  • Accession Number: ad.12.39-93
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 702 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 329.52kB
  • Exposure time: 1/17
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2012:08:07 11:52:13

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