Fight between a lion and a tiger, by James Ward

An image of Fight between a lion and a tiger. Ward, James (British, 1769-1859). Oil on canvas, height 101.6 cm, width 136.2 cm, 1797.

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Fight between a lion and a tiger. Ward, James (British, 1769-1859). Oil on canvas, height 101.6 cm, width 136.2 cm, 1797.

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Accession Number: 60
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 761 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 112.05kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2016:06:30 15:11:11

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18th Century animal animals attack attacking big cats British School fighting Fitz_PDP James Ward lions oil on canvas painting tigers

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