Lieven Willemsz Van Coppenol, Writing-Master, by Rembrandt

An image of Lieven Willemsz Van Coppenol, Writing-Master: the larger plate. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, laid down onto mount, height, plate, 343 mm, width, plate, 289 mm, height, sheet, 379 mm, width, sheet, 324 mm, 1658. Production Note: IV/VI. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B238 IV/VI; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB58-F IV/VI; 1955.

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Lieven Willemsz Van Coppenol, Writing-Master: the larger plate. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, drypoint, engraving, black carbon ink on laid paper, laid down onto mount, height, plate, 343 mm, width, plate, 289 mm, height, sheet, 379 mm, width, sheet, 324 mm, 1658. Production Note: IV/VI. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B238 IV/VI; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB58-F IV/VI; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-374
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: 881 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 841.55kB
Exposure time: 1/250
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:02:26 14:08:10

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