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The Ruins of the Colosseum, by Jan Worst

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An image of Recto: The Ruins of the Colosseum. Verso: Study of trees. Worst, Jan, attributed to (Dutch, op.c.1645-1655). Recto: Black chalk and watercolour on paper. Verso: pen and brown ink. Height 385 mm, width 258 mm, early 17th century.

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Recto: The Ruins of the Colosseum. Verso: Study of trees. Worst, Jan, attributed to (Dutch, op.c.1645-1655). Recto: Black chalk and watercolour on paper. Verso: pen and brown ink. Height 385 mm, width 258 mm, early 17th century.

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  • Accession Number: PD.25-1963
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 701 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 748.80kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 27/1

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17th Century amphitheatre architectural architecture colosseum drawing Dutch exterior Fitz_PDP Jan Worst ruined ruins

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