Joseph Allen Smith Contemplating Florence Across the Arno, by Francois-Xavier Fabre

An image of Joseph Allen Smith Contemplating Florence Across the Arno. Fabre, Francois-Xavier (French, 1766-1837). Oil on canvas, height 70.9 cm, width 90.5 cm. Acquisition: In celebration of their 75th anniversary, with the aid of a special gift from the Directors of Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox and contributions from the National Art Collections Fund, the Cunliffe, Perceval and University Purchase Funds.

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Joseph Allen Smith Contemplating Florence Across the Arno. Fabre, Francois-Xavier (French, 1766-1837). Oil on canvas, height 70.9 cm, width 90.5 cm. Acquisition: In celebration of their 75th anniversary, with the aid of a special gift from the Directors of Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox and contributions from the National Art Collections Fund, the Cunliffe, Perceval and University Purchase Funds.

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Accession Number: PD.16-1984
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 794 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 123.19kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 11/1
Captured: 2015:01:06 11:12:49

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