A race on the Round Course at Newmarket, by John Wootton

An image of A race on the Round Course at Newmarket. Wootton, John (British, c.1678-1683-1764). Oil on canvas, height 85.7 cm, width 143.9 cm.

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A race on the Round Course at Newmarket. Wootton, John (British, c.1678-1683-1764). Oil on canvas, height 85.7 cm, width 143.9 cm.

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Accession Number: PD.1-1979
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 608 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 95.85kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2010:11:05 15:00:04

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18th Century animals Britain British Isles British School crop England English equestrian exterior Fitz_PDP galloping Georgian Great Britain horseback horses jockeys jodhpurs John Wootton leisure Newmarket oil on canvas paddock painting race racecourse racehorse racetrack racing recreation rider riding riding crop sporting sports Thoroughbred thoroughbred UK United Kingdom Wootton

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