Aeneas and the Harpies, by Burne-Jones

An image of Aeneas and the Harpies. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within ruled margin on paper, height, sheet size, 176 mm, width, sheet size, 170 mm, height, drawn area, 142 mm, width, drawn area, 140 mm, 1873.

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Aeneas and the Harpies. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within ruled margin on paper, height, sheet size, 176 mm, width, sheet size, 170 mm, height, drawn area, 142 mm, width, drawn area, 140 mm, 1873.

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Accession Number: 1183.3
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1040 pixels
Image width: 1006 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 860.10kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2015:12:15 15:03:30

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19th Century Aeneas Aeneid armour British Burne-Jones creature drawing Edward Burne-Jones female Fitz_PDP graphite Harpies hero heroic illustration male mythological mythology Pre-Raphaelite Sir Edward Burne-Jones warriors winged wings

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