Abraham Caressing Isaac, by Rembrandt

An image of Abraham caressing Isaac. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 118 mm, width, plate, 90 mm; height, sheet, 128 mm, width, sheet, 99 mm, circa 1637. Production Note: II/II [before the scratch to Isaac's shoulder on the plate]. Notes(s): Impressions of the second state of this print are usually identifiable by a small scratch visible on Isaac's shoulder. It is not visible in this print, however, although the fine shading added to the plate in the second state is visible. This impression might therefore have been printed before the scratch was made to the plate. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B33 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB37-2 II/II; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Abraham caressing Isaac. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 118 mm, width, plate, 90 mm; height, sheet, 128 mm, width, sheet, 99 mm, circa 1637. Production Note: II/II [before the scratch to Isaac's shoulder on the plate]. Notes(s): Impressions of the second state of this print are usually identifiable by a small scratch visible on Isaac's shoulder. It is not visible in this print, however, although the fine shading added to the plate in the second state is visible. This impression might therefore have been printed before the scratch was made to the plate. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B33 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB37-2 II/II; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-70
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: 804 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 856.15kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2017:10:31 15:07:03

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17th Century Abraham (Old Testament) bearded beards bible biblical caressing children costume Dutch etching father father and son Fitz_PDP infancy infants Isaac male Old Testament print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn seated sitting

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