Luna, the Moon, The Seven Planets, by Harmen Jansz. Muller, after Heemskerck

An image of Print Album. Luna, the Moon The Seven Planets. Part Of: M.H-II; Works of Heemskerck Volume 2. Muller, Harmen Jansz., printmaker (Dutch, c.1540-1617). Heemskerck, Maerten van, after (Netherlandish, 1498-1574). Engraving, height, plate, 215 mm, width, plate, 252 mm; height, sheet, 220 mm, width, sheet, 258 mm, circa 1568. Production Note: State I/IV. The first in a series of seven numbered plates. Alternative Numbers: Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 93 (Muller). Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 431 (Heemskerck). New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 105 (Muller). New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 546 (Heemskerck). Kerrich; p.96.

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Print Album. Luna, the Moon The Seven Planets. Part Of: M.H-II; Works of Heemskerck Volume 2. Muller, Harmen Jansz., printmaker (Dutch, c.1540-1617). Heemskerck, Maerten van, after (Netherlandish, 1498-1574). Engraving, height, plate, 215 mm, width, plate, 252 mm; height, sheet, 220 mm, width, sheet, 258 mm, circa 1568. Production Note: State I/IV. The first in a series of seven numbered plates. Alternative Numbers: Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 93 (Muller). Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 431 (Heemskerck). New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 105 (Muller). New Hollstein (Dutch/Flemish); 546 (Heemskerck). Kerrich; p.96.

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Accession Number: M.H-II-144
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 875 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 243.32kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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