Sheet of studies, fragment showing the beggar, by Rembrandt

An image of Sheet of studies: Head of the artist, a beggar couple, heads of an old man and old woman, etc. Fragment, showing the beggar, inverted, to the left of the artist's head. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height 40 mm, width 24 mm, circa 1632. Production Note: II/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B363 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB32-1 II/II; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Sheet of studies: Head of the artist, a beggar couple, heads of an old man and old woman, etc. Fragment, showing the beggar, inverted, to the left of the artist's head. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height 40 mm, width 24 mm, circa 1632. Production Note: II/II. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B363 II/II; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB32-1 II/II; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.39-349
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: 643 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 611.69kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:02:13 11:33:33

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17th Century beggar beggars begging destitute destitution Dutch etching figure studies Fitz_PDP fragment male poor poverty print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn studies study tramp vagabond

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