The finding of Moses, by Cornelis van Poelenburgh

An image of Landscape, with the finding of Moses. Poelenburgh, Cornelis van (Dutch, 1586(?)-1667). Oil on panel, height 19.0 cm, width 25.4 cm.

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Landscape, with the finding of Moses. Poelenburgh, Cornelis van (Dutch, 1586(?)-1667). Oil on panel, height 19.0 cm, width 25.4 cm.

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Accession Number: 389
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 756 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 106.74kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2011:06:17 22:55:01

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