The Adoration of the Shepherds: A night piece, by Rembrandt

An image of The Adoration of the Shepherds: A night piece. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 149 mm, width, plate, 196 mm; height, sheet, 150 mm, width, sheet, 198 mm, circa 1652. Production Note: V/VIII. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B46 V/VIII; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-1 V/VIII; 1955.

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The Adoration of the Shepherds: A night piece. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 149 mm, width, plate, 196 mm; height, sheet, 150 mm, width, sheet, 198 mm, circa 1652. Production Note: V/VIII. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B46 V/VIII; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-1 V/VIII; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-66
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 774 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 603.84kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:12 14:11:53

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