Bassenthwaite Lake, from the hill above Armathwaite, by Joseph Farington

An image of Bassenthwaite Lake, from the hill above Armathwaite. Farington, Joseph (British, 1747-1821). Graphite and grey wash (watercolour), on paper, height, sheet, 147 mm, width, sheet, 228 mm; height, secondary support, 183 mm, width, secondary support, 247 mm, 19th century. Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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Bassenthwaite Lake, from the hill above Armathwaite. Farington, Joseph (British, 1747-1821). Graphite and grey wash (watercolour), on paper, height, sheet, 147 mm, width, sheet, 228 mm; height, secondary support, 183 mm, width, secondary support, 247 mm, 19th century. Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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Accession Number: PD.93-2015
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 673 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 102.46kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2017:10:24 15:14:18

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19th Century _WF_Batchelor Armathwaite Bassenthwaite Lake Britain British Isles British School Cumbria drawing England English exterior Farington Fitz_PDP Great Britain Joseph Farington Lake District lakes landscape mountain range mountainous mountains UK United Kingdom view vista watercolour

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