The Death of the Virgin, by Rembrandt

An image of The Death of the Virgin. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 396 mm, width, plate, 316 mm; height, sheet, 396 mm, width, sheet, 316 mm, 1639. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B99 II/III. Biörklund/Barnard; BB39-A III/IV. Lugt; 932. Ash & Fletcher (Rembrandt watermarks); 35.A.c.

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The Death of the Virgin. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 396 mm, width, plate, 316 mm; height, sheet, 396 mm, width, sheet, 316 mm, 1639. Production Note: II/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B99 II/III. Biörklund/Barnard; BB39-A III/IV. Lugt; 932. Ash & Fletcher (Rembrandt watermarks); 35.A.c.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-165
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: 821 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.95MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:08 10:24:37

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