Le Tempête (The tempest), by Claude Lorrain

An image of Le Tempête (The tempest). Claude Lorrain (French, 1600-1682). Etching, circa 1630. Production Note: State IVB/VII. Etchings of Claude Lorrain. Lord Fitzwilliam's print album. 38 etchings.

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Le Tempête (The tempest). Claude Lorrain (French, 1600-1682). Etching, circa 1630. Production Note: State IVB/VII. Etchings of Claude Lorrain. Lord Fitzwilliam's print album. 38 etchings.

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Accession Number: 31.H.7-27
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 735 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 295.78kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2017:02:02 17:25:21

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17th Century Classicism Claude Lorrain etching exterior Fitz_PDP French meteorological print rigging rough sailing ship seas seascape shipping ships storms stormy stormy sea tower weather

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