The Spanish gypsy 'Preciosa', by Rembrandt

An image of The Spanish gypsy 'Preciosa'. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, borderlines drawn on bottom and right-hand edges, height, plate, 133 mm, width, plate, 115 mm; height, sheet, 135 mm, width, sheet, 117 mm, circa 1642. Production Note: Only state. Notes(s): The print takes the title of 'Preciosa' from Cervantes' tale of the same title, on which some have argued that Rembrandt indirectly based his subject. The print, however, does not seem to have been intended as a book illustration. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B120 Only state. Biörklund/Barnard; BB42-2 Only state. Lugt; 2849.

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The Spanish gypsy 'Preciosa'. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, borderlines drawn on bottom and right-hand edges, height, plate, 133 mm, width, plate, 115 mm; height, sheet, 135 mm, width, sheet, 117 mm, circa 1642. Production Note: Only state. Notes(s): The print takes the title of 'Preciosa' from Cervantes' tale of the same title, on which some have argued that Rembrandt indirectly based his subject. The print, however, does not seem to have been intended as a book illustration. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B120 Only state. Biörklund/Barnard; BB42-2 Only state. Lugt; 2849.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-197
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 888 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.09MB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:15 11:24:51

Key words

17th Century Cervantes Dutch etching exterior female Fitz_PDP gipsies gipsy gypsies gypsy old lady old woman Preciosa precious pretty print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Romany Spanish surface tone woman women young young woman

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