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Butterflies and other insects, by Jan van Kessel

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An image of Butterflies and other insects. Kessel, Jan van I (Flemish, 1626-1679). Oil on copper, height 19.3 cm, width 29 cm, 1661.

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Butterflies and other insects. Kessel, Jan van I (Flemish, 1626-1679). Oil on copper, height 19.3 cm, width 29 cm, 1661.

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  • Accession Number: 223
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/11.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 678 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 797.09kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 11/1
  • Captured: 2016:05:10 14:48:52

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17th Century beetles butterflies butterfly Fitz_PDP Flemish flowers insects Jan van Kessel memento mori oil on copper painting shells van Kessel

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