The Monk in the cornfield, by Rembrandt

An image of The Monk in the cornfield. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 48 mm, width, plate, 66 mm; height, sheet, 50 mm, width, sheet, 68 mm, circa 1646. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B187. Biörklund/Barnard; BB46-2. Lugt; 932

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The Monk in the cornfield. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 48 mm, width, plate, 66 mm; height, sheet, 50 mm, width, sheet, 68 mm, circa 1646. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B187. Biörklund/Barnard; BB46-2. Lugt; 932

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-261
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 766 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 221.71kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:22 10:01:17

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