Château de Blois. Spiral staircase, by John Ruskin

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Château de Blois. Spiral staircase. Ruskin, John (British, 1819-1900). Graphite and wash on paper, height 430 mm, width 300 mm.

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Accession Number: 1452
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 769 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
Filesize: 222.10kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2017:02:08 12:52:28

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19th Century architectural architecture British School chateau drawing Fitz_PDP graphite John Ruskin Ruskin spiral staircase staircase stairs steps wash

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