Death of Hippolytus, by Rubens

An image of Death of Hippolytus. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640). Oil on copper, height 50.2 cm, width 70.8 cm, c.1611-1613.

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Death of Hippolytus. Rubens, Peter Paul (Flemish, 1577-1640). Oil on copper, height 50.2 cm, width 70.8 cm, c.1611-1613.

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Accession Number: PD.8-1979
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 50.8
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 728 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 171.20kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2017:09:27 23:08:50

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