The Angel departing from the family of Tobias, by Rembrandt

An image of The Angel departing from the family of Tobias. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 103 mm, width, plate, 154 mm; height, sheet, 103 mm, width, sheet, 155 mm, 1641. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B43 II/IV; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB41-G II/IV; 1955.

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The Angel departing from the family of Tobias. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 103 mm, width, plate, 154 mm; height, sheet, 103 mm, width, sheet, 155 mm, 1641. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B43 II/IV; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB41-G II/IV; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-59
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 689 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 248.51kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:12 14:23:07

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