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The First Oriental Head by Rembrandt van Rijn — VisualArtsDB

The First Oriental Head

The First Oriental Head

Rembrandt van Rijn

1635

Medium: Etching on paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 15 × 12.5 cm (5 15/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 15.8 × 13 cm (6 1/4 × 5 1/8 in.)
Genre: etching
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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