Joseph Smyth Esq on a dapple grey horse, by George Stubbs

An image of Joseph Smyth Esquire, Lieutenant of Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire, on a Dapple Grey Horse. Stubbs, George (British, 1724-1806). Oil on canvas, height 64.2 cm, width 76.8 cm, circa 1762-1764.

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Joseph Smyth Esquire, Lieutenant of Whittlebury Forest, Northamptonshire, on a Dapple Grey Horse. Stubbs, George (British, 1724-1806). Oil on canvas, height 64.2 cm, width 76.8 cm, circa 1762-1764.

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Accession Number: PD.95-1992
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 852 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 112.48kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2011:06:18 04:54:40

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