Christ appearing to the Apostles, by Rembrandt

An image of Christ appearing to the Apostles. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (24 mm), height, plate, 162 mm, width, plate, 210 mm; height, sheet, 170 mm, width, sheet, 217 mm, 1656. Production Note: Only state. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s):
Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B89; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB56-A; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Christ appearing to the Apostles. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, chainlines horizontal (24 mm), height, plate, 162 mm, width, plate, 210 mm; height, sheet, 170 mm, width, sheet, 217 mm, 1656. Production Note: Only state. Printed on mould side of paper. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B89; 1969. Biörklund/Barnard; BB56-A; 1955. Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.40-68
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 808 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 877.46kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2018:01:09 00:27:24

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