The House of Fame, by Burne-Jones

An image of The House of Fame: names of the famous inscribed in the ice. Kelmscott Chaucer. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within drawn graphite border on paper, height, drawn area, 129 mm, width, drawn area, 172 mm; height, support, 153 mm, width, support, 196 mm, Production Note: For page 459 of the Kelmscott Chaucer.

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The House of Fame: names of the famous inscribed in the ice. Kelmscott Chaucer. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within drawn graphite border on paper, height, drawn area, 129 mm, width, drawn area, 172 mm; height, support, 153 mm, width, support, 196 mm, Production Note: For page 459 of the Kelmscott Chaucer.

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Accession Number: 1050.71
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 782 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 140.39kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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