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The image seen by Nebuchadnezzar, by Rembrandt

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An image of The image seen by Nebuchadnezzar [Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, surface tone, black carbon ink on Oriental vellum-like paper, probably Japanese, height, image, 107 mm, approx, width, image, 67 mm, approx; height, sheet, 107 mm, width, sheet, 73 mm, 1655. Production Note: II/V. Cut impression printed from the undivided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B36 (undivided plate) A II/V; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB55-C (undivided plate)A II/V; 1955.

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The image seen by Nebuchadnezzar [Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, surface tone, black carbon ink on Oriental vellum-like paper, probably Japanese, height, image, 107 mm, approx, width, image, 67 mm, approx; height, sheet, 107 mm, width, sheet, 73 mm, 1655. Production Note: II/V. Cut impression printed from the undivided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B36 (undivided plate) A II/V; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB55-C (undivided plate)A II/V; 1955.

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  • Accession Number: AD.12.39-120
  • 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: 704 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 763.24kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 20/1
  • Captured: 2017:12:11 15:59:20

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17th Century bible biblical drypoint Dutch engraving etching Fitz_PDP male Nebuchadnezzar Nebuchadnezzar II Old Testament print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn surface tone vision

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