A horseman near a cottage with a dovecote, by Jan van Goyen

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A horseman near a cottage with a dovecote. Goyen, Jan Josephsz. van (Dutch, 1596-1656). Black chalk, grey wash, on paper, height 177 mm, width 273 mm, 1653.

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Accession Number: PD.378-1963
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 661 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 135.69kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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17th Century animal chalk cote cottage dove cote dovecote drawing Dutch exterior Fitz_PDP homes horseback horseman horses houses Jan Josephszoon van Goyen Jan van Goyen landscape residence rural rustic van Goyen

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