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The House of Fame, by Burne-Jones

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An image of The House of Fame: names of the famous inscribed in the ice. Kelmscott Chaucer. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within drawn graphite border on paper, height, drawn area, 129 mm, width, drawn area, 172 mm; height, support, 153 mm, width, support, 196 mm, Production Note: For page 459 of the Kelmscott Chaucer.

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The House of Fame: names of the famous inscribed in the ice. Kelmscott Chaucer. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within drawn graphite border on paper, height, drawn area, 129 mm, width, drawn area, 172 mm; height, support, 153 mm, width, support, 196 mm, Production Note: For page 459 of the Kelmscott Chaucer.

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  • Accession Number: 1050.71
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 782 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 140.39kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1

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19th Century British Burne-Jones Chaucer drawing Edward Burne-Jones Fitz_PDP graphite ice inscribed inscriptions Kelmscott Chaucer names Pre-Raphaelite Sir Edward Burne-Jones

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