Hove Beach, by Constable

An image of Hove Beach. Constable, John (British, 1776-1837). Oil on canvas, height 33.0 cm, width 50.8 cm.

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Hove Beach. Constable, John (British, 1776-1837). Oil on canvas, height 33.0 cm, width 50.8 cm.

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Accession Number: PD.16-1968
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 669 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 126.35kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2016:11:23 11:19:57

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