Jacob's Ladder, by Rembrandt

An image of Jacob's Ladder [Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 117 mm, width, plate, 71 mm; height, sheet, 133 mm, width, sheet, 84 mm, 1655. Production Note: III/III. From the divided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B36 B III/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB55-C B II/II; 1955.

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Jacob's Ladder [Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 117 mm, width, plate, 71 mm; height, sheet, 133 mm, width, sheet, 84 mm, 1655. Production Note: III/III. From the divided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B36 B III/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB55-C B II/II; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-80
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
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Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
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Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:11 15:34:48

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