View of Amsterdam, by James Bretherton, after Rembrandt

An image of View of Amsterdam. Bretherton, James (British, c.1730-1806). After Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 109 mm, width, plate, 152 mm; height, sheet, 109 mm, width, sheet, 152 mm, circa 1770-1799. Production Note: Copy. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B210 (copy 1). Biörklund/Barnard; BB40-4 (copy 1). Lugt; 2475.

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View of Amsterdam. Bretherton, James (British, c.1730-1806). After Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 109 mm, width, plate, 152 mm; height, sheet, 109 mm, width, sheet, 152 mm, circa 1770-1799. Production Note: Copy. Alternative Number(s): Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); B210 (copy 1). Biörklund/Barnard; BB40-4 (copy 1). Lugt; 2475.

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Accession Number: AD.12.40-95
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 749 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 149.14kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:01:30 10:25:09

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18th Century Amsterdam British School cities city cityscape copy after Dutch etching exterior Fitz_PDP Holland James Bretherton landscape print Rembrandt Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn skyline windmills

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