The Rest on the Flight: A night piece, by Rembrandt

An image of The Rest on the Flight: A night piece. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on height, image, 82 mm, width, plate, 59 mm; height, sheet, 82 mm, width, sheet, 60 mm, circa 1644. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B57 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB44-2 II/II; 1955.

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The Rest on the Flight: A night piece. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on height, image, 82 mm, width, plate, 59 mm; height, sheet, 82 mm, width, sheet, 60 mm, circa 1644. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B57 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB44-2 II/II; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-145
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: 763 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 952.24kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:18 11:54:08

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