Landscape with a blasted tree near a house, by Jacob van Ruisdael

An image of Landscape with a blasted tree near a house. Ruisdael, Jacob van (Dutch, 1628/9(?)-1682). Oil on panel, height 52.7 cm, width 67.6 cm, circa 1645.

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Landscape with a blasted tree near a house. Ruisdael, Jacob van (Dutch, 1628/9(?)-1682). Oil on panel, height 52.7 cm, width 67.6 cm, circa 1645.

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Accession Number: 84
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 791 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 123.84kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:10:14 14:48:55

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17th Century blasted tree clouds cloudy cottage countryside Dutch exterior Fitz_PDP houses Jacob van Ruisdael landscape lightning meteorological oil on panel painting peasants pond pool rural rustic seasons tree trunks trees weather

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