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A lighthouse on fire at night, by Joseph Wright of Derby

Image attached to PD.33-2006

An image of A Lighthouse on fire at night. Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734-1797). Oil on canvas, height 36.2 cm, width 50.8 cm, circa 1790.

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A Lighthouse on fire at night. Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734-1797). Oil on canvas, height 36.2 cm, width 50.8 cm, circa 1790.

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  • Accession Number: PD.33-2006
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 720 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 89.15kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2013:01:22 13:01:36

Key words

18th Century ablaze Britain British School choppy choppy seas coast coastal coastline dramatic England English evening exterior fire Fitz_PDP glowing light lighthouses meteorological night oil on canvas painting seascape storms stormy stormy sea waves weather Wright of Derby

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