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Two tramps, a man and a woman, by Rembrandt

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An image of Two tramps, a man and a woman. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 63 mm, width, plate, 48 mm; height, sheet, 66 mm, width, sheet, 50 mm, circa 1634. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B144 Only state. Biörklund/Barnard; BB34-2 Only state.

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Two tramps, a man and a woman. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 63 mm, width, plate, 48 mm; height, sheet, 66 mm, width, sheet, 50 mm, circa 1634. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B144 Only state. Biörklund/Barnard; BB34-2 Only state.

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  • Accession Number: AD.12.39-353
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Sam Cole
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 787 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 833.65kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2018:03:05 10:45:57

Key words

17th Century aged beggar beggars begging caps couple destitute destitution Dutch elderly etching female Fitz_PDP hats male man old old age old lady old man old woman on foot peasants pensioners poor poverty print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn striding tramp vagabond walkers walking woman

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