Abraham and Isaac, by Rembrandt

An image of Abraham and Isaac. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 159 mm, width, plate, 131 mm; height, sheet, 170 mm, width, sheet, 142 mm, 1645. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B34 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB45-D II/II; 1955.

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Abraham and Isaac. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, surface tone, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 159 mm, width, plate, 131 mm; height, sheet, 170 mm, width, sheet, 142 mm, 1645. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B34 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB45-D II/II; 1955.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-39
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 865 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 912.79kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2017:10:31 15:18:35

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17th Century Abraham (Old Testament) bible biblical clothes clothing costume Dutch engraving etching father father and son Fitz_PDP Isaac Old Testament print religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn sons surface tone turban turbaned

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