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Sleeping lioness, by James Ward

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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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rgb(44,25,7), rgb(115,58,11), rgb(92,47,10), rgb(17,12,4), rgb(71,38,9), rgb(142,80,26), rgb(74,52,18), rgb(97,68,29), rgb(128,92,50), rgb(96,68,52), rgb(116,84,60)

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