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Joseph Allen Smith Contemplating Florence Across the Arno, by Francois-Xavier Fabre

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An image of Joseph Allen Smith Contemplating Florence Across the Arno. Fabre, Francois-Xavier (French, 1766-1837). Oil on canvas, height 70.9 cm, width 90.5 cm. Acquisition: In celebration of their 75th anniversary, with the aid of a special gift from the Directors of Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox and contributions from the National Art Collections Fund, the Cunliffe, Perceval and University Purchase Funds.

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Joseph Allen Smith Contemplating Florence Across the Arno. Fabre, Francois-Xavier (French, 1766-1837). Oil on canvas, height 70.9 cm, width 90.5 cm. Acquisition: In celebration of their 75th anniversary, with the aid of a special gift from the Directors of Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox and contributions from the National Art Collections Fund, the Cunliffe, Perceval and University Purchase Funds.

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  • Accession Number: PD.16-1984
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/11.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 794 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 123.19kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 11/1
  • Captured: 2015:01:06 11:12:49

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