On the Nile, 1868 by Sir Frederic Leighton

An image of On the Nile, 1868. Leighton, Frederic, Baron (British, 1830-1896). Oil on canvas, height 26.9 cm, width 41.5 cm, 1868. Acquisition Credit: Bought from the Fairhaven Fund, 1979.

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On the Nile, 1868. Leighton, Frederic, Baron (British, 1830-1896). Oil on canvas, height 26.9 cm, width 41.5 cm, 1868. Acquisition Credit: Bought from the Fairhaven Fund, 1979.

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Accession Number: PD.5-1979
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 640 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 117.54kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2018:10:24 03:05:45

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19th Century African British School Egypt Egyptian exterior Fitz_PDP Frederic Leighton landscape Leighton Nile North African oil on canvas painting river river scene riverside Sir Frederic Leighton The Nile

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