St. John Comforting the Virgin at the Foot of the Cross, by Rossetti

An image of St. John Comforting the Virgin at the Foot of the Cross. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Pen and Indian ink and sepia wash on paper, height, 163 mm, width, 152 mm, circa 1857-1858.

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St. John Comforting the Virgin at the Foot of the Cross. Rossetti, Dante Gabriel (British, 1828-1882). Pen and Indian ink and sepia wash on paper, height, 163 mm, width, 152 mm, circa 1857-1858.

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Accession Number: 2149
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Camera: Leaf Valeo 22(LF3050 )/Mamiya RB 67
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 955 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 1.18MB
Exposure time: 1/19
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:01:31 13:47:07

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