Tancred's servant presenting the heart of Guiscard, by Adriaen van der Werff

An image of Tancred's servant presenting the heart of Guiscard in a golden cup to Guismond. Werff, Adriaen van der (Dutch, 1659-1722). Oil on panel, height, panel, 43.5 cm, width, panel, 36.2 cm, height, frame, 63.3 cm, width, frame, 56 cm, circa 1675.

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Tancred's servant presenting the heart of Guiscard in a golden cup to Guismond. Werff, Adriaen van der (Dutch, 1659-1722). Oil on panel, height, panel, 43.5 cm, width, panel, 36.2 cm, height, frame, 63.3 cm, width, frame, 56 cm, circa 1675.

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Accession Number: 375
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 859 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 700.63kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:12:17 11:19:12

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