Beggar man and woman conversing, by Rembrandt

An image of Beggar man and woman conversing. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 78 mm, width, plate, 66 mm; height, sheet, 79 mm, width, sheet, 68 mm, 1630. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B164 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB30-A Only state; 1955.

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Beggar man and woman conversing. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 78 mm, width, plate, 66 mm; height, sheet, 79 mm, width, sheet, 68 mm, 1630. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B164 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB30-A Only state; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-241
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: 887 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 937.22kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:16 11:58:56

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17th Century aged beggar beggars begging caps conversation conversing couple destitute destitution discussion Dutch elderly etching female Fitz_PDP hats male man old old age old lady old man old woman peasants pensioners poor poverty print ragged rags Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn talking tramp vagabond woman

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