Sleeping lioness, by James Ward

An image of Sleeping lioness. Ward, James (British, 1769-1859). Oil on canvas, height, 38.1, cm, width, 59.1, cm, 1840-1850.

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Sleeping lioness. Ward, James (British, 1769-1859). Oil on canvas, height, 38.1, cm, width, 59.1, cm, 1840-1850.

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Accession Number: 3939
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 857 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 143.97kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1

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19th Century animal animals asleep big cats British School cats fighting Fitz_PDP James Ward lioness lions oil on canvas painting sleeping

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