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David in prayer, by Rembrandt

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An image of David in prayer. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 142 mm, width, plate, 94 mm; height, sheet, 145 mm, width, sheet, 96 mm, 1652. Production Note: III/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B41 III/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-C III/III; 1955.

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David in prayer. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 142 mm, width, plate, 94 mm; height, sheet, 145 mm, width, sheet, 96 mm, 1652. Production Note: III/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B41 III/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-C III/III; 1955.

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  • Accession Number: 23.K.5-56
  • 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: 685 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 863.40kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 20/1
  • Captured: 2017:12:12 14:33:56

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