The Return of the Prodigal Son, by Rembrandt

An image of The Return of the Prodigal Son. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 157 mm, width, plate, 137 mm; height, sheet, 157 mm, width, sheet, 137 mm, 1636. Production Note: Only State. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B91 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB36-D Only state; 1955.

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The Return of the Prodigal Son. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 157 mm, width, plate, 137 mm; height, sheet, 157 mm, width, sheet, 137 mm, 1636. Production Note: Only State. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B91 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB36-D Only state; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-111
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: 896 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.97MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:08 11:25:46

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