Jan Cornelis Sylvius, preacher, after Rembrandt

An image of Jan Cornelis Sylvius, preacher. Unknown printmaker. After Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Danckerts, Cornelis I, publisher (Dutch, 1603-1656). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 207 mm, width, plate, 138 mm; height, sheet, 207 mm, width, sheet, 138 mm, after 1633 to circa 1656. Production Note: Reverse copy. Notes: The sitter was the cousin by marriage and guardian of Saskia, Rembrandt's wife. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B266 Copy 1; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB33-H Copy 1; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Jan Cornelis Sylvius, preacher. Unknown printmaker. After Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Danckerts, Cornelis I, publisher (Dutch, 1603-1656). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 207 mm, width, plate, 138 mm; height, sheet, 207 mm, width, sheet, 138 mm, after 1633 to circa 1656. Production Note: Reverse copy. Notes: The sitter was the cousin by marriage and guardian of Saskia, Rembrandt's wife. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B266 Copy 1; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB33-H Copy 1; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-195
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 682 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 809.41kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:02:05 09:49:23

Key words

17th Century bearded beards caps churchman collar copy copy after Cornelis Danckerts Dutch etching Fitz_PDP half length high collar Jan Cornelis Sylvius male man minister portraits preacher preaching print religion religious Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

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