Christ disputing with the doctors: A sketch, by Dominique Vivant Denon, after Rembrandt

An image of Christ disputing with the doctors: A sketch. Denon, Dominique Vivant, attributed (French, 1747-1825). Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 126 mm, width, plate, 213 mm, height, sheet, 130 mm, width, sheet, 216 mm, circa 1800. Production Note: Copy in reverse after Rembrandt's etching of 1652. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B65 Copy 1; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-B Copy 1; 1955.

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Christ disputing with the doctors: A sketch. Denon, Dominique Vivant, attributed (French, 1747-1825). Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 126 mm, width, plate, 213 mm, height, sheet, 130 mm, width, sheet, 216 mm, circa 1800. Production Note: Copy in reverse after Rembrandt's etching of 1652. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B65 Copy 1; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB52-B Copy 1; 1955.

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Accession Number: 23.K.5-96
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 622 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 174.65kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:18 12:27:25

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17th Century biblical Christ Christ child Christianity copy after Denon dispute disputing doctor doctors Dominique Vivant Denon Dutch etching Fitz_PDP Jesus Life of Christ male New Testament print religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

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