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Adam and Eve, by Rembrandt

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An image of Adam and Eve. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface , black carbon ink on laid paper; support; chainlines vertical (c.25 mm), height, image, 162 mm, approx, width, image, 116 mm; height, sheet, 164 mm, approx, width, sheet, 119 mm, approx, 1638. Production Note: II/II. Printed on felt side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B28 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB38-D II/II; 1955.

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Adam and Eve. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, surface , black carbon ink on laid paper; support; chainlines vertical (c.25 mm), height, image, 162 mm, approx, width, image, 116 mm; height, sheet, 164 mm, approx, width, sheet, 119 mm, approx, 1638. Production Note: II/II. Printed on felt side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B28 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB38-D II/II; 1955.

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  • Accession Number: AD.12.39-11
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Sam Cole
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 743 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 923.58kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2017:10:31 15:11:14

Key words

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