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Loch Doon, Ayrshire, by Alexander Nasmyth

Image attached to PD.2-1974

An image of Loch Doon, Ayrshire. Nasmyth, Alexander (British, 1758-1840). Oil on canvas, height, canvas, 45.2 cm, width, canvas, 61.0 cm. Acquisition Credit: From the Fairhaven Fund.

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Loch Doon, Ayrshire. Nasmyth, Alexander (British, 1758-1840). Oil on canvas, height, canvas, 45.2 cm, width, canvas, 61.0 cm. Acquisition Credit: From the Fairhaven Fund.

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  • Accession Number: PD.2-1974
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Kate Young
  • Image height: 757 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 114.63kB
  • Exposure time: 1/45
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 16/1

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18th Century 19th Century Alexander Nasmyth animal animals Ayrshire British School cattle cows exterior Fitz_PDP livestock Loch Doon lochs mountain range mountainous mountains Nasmyth oil on canvas painting Scotland Scottish tranquil view vista

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