Cape Cornwall from Whitesands Bay, by John Brett

An image of Cape Cornwall from Whitesands Bay (1872). Brett, John (British, 1830-1902). Oil on millboard, height 25.0 cm, width 35.6 cm, 1872. Acquisition Credit: From the Fairhaven Fund.

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Cape Cornwall from Whitesands Bay (1872). Brett, John (British, 1830-1902). Oil on millboard, height 25.0 cm, width 35.6 cm, 1872. Acquisition Credit: From the Fairhaven Fund.

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Accession Number: PD.55-1973
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 726 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 193.84kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2019:01:31 03:20:55

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19th Century bay beach beach scene Britain British Isles British School Cape Cornwall coast coastal coastline Cornwall England Great Britain John Brett millboard oil on board oil on wood painting Pre-Raphaelite rocks rocky seascape seaside UK United Kingdom

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