The Abduction of Helen, by Hans Brosamer

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The Abduction of Helen. Brosamer, Hans (printmaker, German, c.1495-c.1554). Engraving, 1540.

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Accession Number: P.23-1944
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 371 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 183.19kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:10:14 11:22:40

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