St Peter in penitence, by Rembrandt

An image of St Peter in penitence. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 132 mm, width, plate, 117 mm; height, sheet, 134 mm, width, sheet, 119 mm, 1645. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B96 Only state. Biörklund/Barnard; BB45-F Only state.

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St Peter in penitence. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 132 mm, width, plate, 117 mm; height, sheet, 134 mm, width, sheet, 119 mm, 1645. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B96 Only state. Biörklund/Barnard; BB45-F Only state.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-148
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 908 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 881.08kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:08 11:13:57

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17th Century bearded beards Christianity contrition Dutch etching Fitz_PDP keys male penitence penitent penitential print religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn Saint Peter saints St Peter surface tone

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