Nine Barrow Down, Isle of Purbeck, by John Charles Robinson

An image of Nine Barrow Down, Isle of Purbeck, looking towards St. Alban's Head. Robinson, John Charles (British, 1824-1913). Etching, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 113 mm, width, plate, 264 mm; height, sheet, 183 mm, width, sheet, 321 mm, 1872. Production Note(s): Second state, the lines of rain broken up by the burnisher. Etched on the spot, the view reversed in the impression. Alternative Number: Hind (Robinson); 12 II; 1906.

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Nine Barrow Down, Isle of Purbeck, looking towards St. Alban's Head. Robinson, John Charles (British, 1824-1913). Etching, black carbon ink on paper, height, plate, 113 mm, width, plate, 264 mm; height, sheet, 183 mm, width, sheet, 321 mm, 1872. Production Note(s): Second state, the lines of rain broken up by the burnisher. Etched on the spot, the view reversed in the impression. Alternative Number: Hind (Robinson); 12 II; 1906.

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Accession Number: P.22-1938
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 459 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 125.13kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century Britain British Isles British School countryside Dorset England etching exterior Fitz_PDP Great Britain Isle of Purbeck John Charles Robinson print Purbeck St Albans UK United Kingdom

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