David in prayer, by Rembrandt

An image of David in prayer. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 142 mm, width, plate, 94 mm; height, sheet, 151 mm, width, sheet, 100 mm, 1652. Production Note: III/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B41 III/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-C III/III; 1955.

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David in prayer. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 142 mm, width, plate, 94 mm; height, sheet, 151 mm, width, sheet, 100 mm, 1652. Production Note: III/III. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B41 III/III; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-C III/III; 1955.

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Accession Number: P.97-1937
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: 701 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 838.42kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:12 14:35:06

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