Mules halting by the wayside, by Pieter van Bloemen

An image of Mules halting by the wayside. Bloemen, Pieter van (Flemish, 1657-1720). Oil on canvas, height 35.2 cm, width 44.1 cm. Companion picture to No.263.

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Mules halting by the wayside. Bloemen, Pieter van (Flemish, 1657-1720). Oil on canvas, height 35.2 cm, width 44.1 cm. Companion picture to No.263.

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Accession Number: 257
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 817 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 111.52kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2014:07:17 14:31:52

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17th Century 18th Century animals donkeys exterior Fitz_PDP Flemish halting horses mules nosebag oil on canvas painting Pieter van Bloemen travellers

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