Beggar with his left hand extended, by Rembrandt

An image of Beggar with his left hand extended. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 63 mm, width, plate, 39 mm; height, sheet, 63 mm, width, sheet, 39 mm, 1631. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B150 II/IV; 1989. Biörklund/Barnard; BB31-O II/IV; 1955.

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Beggar with his left hand extended. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 63 mm, width, plate, 39 mm; height, sheet, 63 mm, width, sheet, 39 mm, 1631. Production Note: II/IV. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B150 II/IV; 1989. Biörklund/Barnard; BB31-O II/IV; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-221
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: 646 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 655.61kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:16 11:44:28

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17th Century beggar beggars begging caps cloak destitute destitution Dutch etching Fitz_PDP hats male peasants poor portraits poverty print ragged rags Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn social commentary society tramp vagabond

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