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

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

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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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