Beggar leaning on a stick, facing left, by Rembrandt

An image of Beggar leaning on a stick, facing left. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 85 mm, width, plate, 46 mm; height, sheet, 85 mm, width, sheet, 46 mm, circa 1630. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B163 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB30-2 Only state; 1955.

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Beggar leaning on a stick, facing left. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 85 mm, width, plate, 46 mm; height, sheet, 85 mm, width, sheet, 46 mm, circa 1630. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B163 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB30-2 Only state; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-240
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: 565 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 522.76kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:16 11:57:47

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17th Century beggar beggars begging destitute destitution Dutch etching Fitz_PDP hats leaning leaning forward male peasants poor poverty print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn stick tramp vagabond walking stick

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