Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, by Rembrandt

An image of Joseph's coat brought to Jacob. Unknown printmaker. After Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 106 mm, width, plate, 83 mm, height, sheet, 142 mm; width, sheet, 120 mm, after 1633. Production Note: Copy, with nailheads missing on the horizontal door band. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B38 Copy 3. Biörklund/Barnard; BB33-1 Copy 3. Lugt; 2475.

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Joseph's coat brought to Jacob. Unknown printmaker. After Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 106 mm, width, plate, 83 mm, height, sheet, 142 mm; width, sheet, 120 mm, after 1633. Production Note: Copy, with nailheads missing on the horizontal door band. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B38 Copy 3. Biörklund/Barnard; BB33-1 Copy 3. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.38-82
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: 808 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 928.52kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:11 15:47:02

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17th Century biblical coat Dutch etching father Fitz_PDP Jacob (Old Testament) Joseph (Old Testament) Old Testament print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn sale of Joseph

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