Christ before Pilate, by Rembrandt

An image of Christ before Pilate. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Vliet, Jan van (Dutch, c.1610-c.1668). Etching, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (30 mm), height, plate, 546 mm, width, plate, 446 mm; height, sheet, 549 mm, width, sheet, 449 mm, 1635-1636. Production Note: IV/V. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B77 IV/V. Biörklund/Barnard; BB35-K IV/V. Lugt; 932.

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Christ before Pilate. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Vliet, Jan van (Dutch, c.1610-c.1668). Etching, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (30 mm), height, plate, 546 mm, width, plate, 446 mm; height, sheet, 549 mm, width, sheet, 449 mm, 1635-1636. Production Note: IV/V. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B77 IV/V. Biörklund/Barnard; BB35-K IV/V. Lugt; 932.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-139
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 846 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.00MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:03:05 09:58:56

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