Postwick Grove, by John Sell Cotman

An image of Postwick Grove. Cotman, John Sell (British, 1782-1842). Watercolour on paper, height 178 mm, width 272 mm, circa 1835 to 1840.

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Postwick Grove. Cotman, John Sell (British, 1782-1842). Watercolour on paper, height 178 mm, width 272 mm, circa 1835 to 1840.

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Accession Number: PD.80-1950
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 671 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 138.20kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:02:07 15:22:55

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19th Century Boat boats British School Cotman England English exterior Fitz_PDP John Sell Cotman Norfolk reeds rural seascape watercolour waterway

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