Storm at Handeck, by Alexandre Calame

An image of Storm at Handeck. Calame, Alexandre (Swiss, 1810-1864). Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, height 22.5 cm width 31 cm, 1838.

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Storm at Handeck. Calame, Alexandre (Swiss, 1810-1864). Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, height 22.5 cm width 31 cm, 1838.

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Accession Number: PD.38-2004
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 747 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 166.36kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2018:08:14 02:19:49

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19th Century Alexandre Calame alpine alps Calame clouded clouds cloudy exterior Fitz_PDP Handeck Handegg landscape meteorological mist misty mountain range mountainous mountains oil on canvas oil on paper overcast painting peaks pine trees rain raining rainy remote rocky Romanticism storms stormy sublime Swiss Switzerland tall trees trees weather

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