Three caravels in a rising squall, by Frans Huys

An image of Print Album. Three caravels in a rising squall with Arion riding a dolphin Sailing Vessels. Huys, Frans (Netherlandish, 1522-1562). Cock, Hieronymus, publisher (Netherlandish, ca.1510-1570). After Bruegel, Pieter, the elder (Flanders, 1525/1530-1569). Engraving, circa 1561 to circa 1565. Production Note: State with the publisher's address. Lord Fitzwilliam's print album.

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Print Album. Three caravels in a rising squall with Arion riding a dolphin Sailing Vessels. Huys, Frans (Netherlandish, 1522-1562). Cock, Hieronymus, publisher (Netherlandish, ca.1510-1570). After Bruegel, Pieter, the elder (Flanders, 1525/1530-1569). Engraving, circa 1561 to circa 1565. Production Note: State with the publisher's address. Lord Fitzwilliam's print album.

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Accession Number: 23.I.8-78
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 785 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 238.16kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2014:06:11 10:52:23

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