Butterflies and other insects, by Jan van Kessel

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Butterflies and other insects. Kessel, Jan van I (Flemish, 1626-1679). Oil on copper, height 19.3 cm, width 29 cm, 1661.

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Accession Number: 223
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 678 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 797.09kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 11/1
Captured: 2016:05:10 14:48:52

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