St Francis beneath a tree, praying, by Rembrandt

An image of St Francis beneath a tree, praying. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (24 mm), height, plate, 180 mm, width, plate, 244 mm; height, sheet, 204 mm, width, sheet, 267 mm, 1657. Production Note: II/II. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B107 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB57-A II/II; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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St Francis beneath a tree, praying. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (24 mm), height, plate, 180 mm, width, plate, 244 mm; height, sheet, 204 mm, width, sheet, 267 mm, 1657. Production Note: II/II. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B107 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB57-A II/II; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-18
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 778 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 236.83kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:15 09:52:10

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17th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending aged ascetic bearded beards Christianity clasped hands crucifix crucifixion devotee devotional devout Dutch elderly etching exterior Fitz_PDP Franciscan friar hands hands clasped kneeling male monastic monks old prayer praying print religious order Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Saint Francis of Assisi saints St Francis

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