David and Goliath, by Rembrandt

An image of David and Goliath [Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 116 mm, width, plate, 74 mm, height, sheet, 125 mm, width, sheet, 84 mm, 1655. Production Note: III/V. From the divided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book.

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David and Goliath [Four Illustrations to a Spanish book]. Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (Dutch, 1606-1669). Etching, engraving, drypoint, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 116 mm, width, plate, 74 mm, height, sheet, 125 mm, width, sheet, 84 mm, 1655. Production Note: III/V. From the divided plate of Four Illustrations to a Spanish book.

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Accession Number: AD.12.40-7
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 678 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 868.88kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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