Christ and the Woman of Samaria, by Rembrandt

An image of Christ and the Woman of Samaria: An arched print. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 126 mm, width, plate, 161 mm; height, sheet, 128 mm, width, sheet, 161 mm, 1657-1658. Signed and dated 1657 in states I and II; signed and dated 1658 in state III. Production Note: III/III. Late impression with the scratch across the spire in the background. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B70 III/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB57-B III/III; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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Christ and the Woman of Samaria: An arched print. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 126 mm, width, plate, 161 mm; height, sheet, 128 mm, width, sheet, 161 mm, 1657-1658. Signed and dated 1657 in states I and II; signed and dated 1658 in state III. Production Note: III/III. Late impression with the scratch across the spire in the background. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B70 III/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB57-B III/III; 1955. Lugt; 932.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-116
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 810 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 297.49kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:09 01:50:16

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