The Holy Family, by Rembrandt

An image of The Holy Family. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 95 mm, width, plate, 70 mm; height, sheet, 102 mm, width, sheet, 79 mm, circa 1632. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B62 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB32-3 Only state; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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The Holy Family. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 95 mm, width, plate, 70 mm; height, sheet, 102 mm, width, sheet, 79 mm, circa 1632. Production Note: Only state. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B62 Only state; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB32-3 Only state; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.40-5
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 799 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 939.31kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2017:12:18 11:49:25

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