Meissen peasant figures, by Johann Joachim Kaendler

An image of Kaendler, Johann Joachim (German, 1706-1775). Peasant Woman Selling Apples. Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in enamels, height 17.8cm, circa 1744. Peasant Going to Market. Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in enamels, height 7 3/4 inches, circa 1744-1750. Meissen Factory.

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Kaendler, Johann Joachim (German, 1706-1775). Peasant Woman Selling Apples. Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in enamels, height 17.8cm, circa 1744. Peasant Going to Market. Hard-paste porcelain, press-moulded, and painted overglaze in enamels, height 7 3/4 inches, circa 1744-1750. Meissen Factory.

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Accession Number: C.23-1954; C.25-1954
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/32.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 838 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Windows)
Filesize: 134.87kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 32/1
Captured: 2008:09:12 20:16:00

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