Arctic Adventure, by Abraham Hondius

An image of Arctic Adventure. Hondius, Abraham (Dutch, c.1625/30-1691). Oil on canvas, height 55.4 cm, width 84.7 cm, 1677.

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Arctic Adventure. Hondius, Abraham (Dutch, c.1625/30-1691). Oil on canvas, height 55.4 cm, width 84.7 cm, 1677.

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Accession Number: 355
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 675 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 95.61kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2013:10:03 14:19:40

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