A marine sham-fight on the Y before Amsterdam, by Abraham Storck

An image of A marine sham-fight on the Y before Amsterdam. Storck, Abraham (Dutch, c.1635-c.1710). Oil on canvas, height 59.7 cm, width 89.1 cm.

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A marine sham-fight on the Y before Amsterdam. Storck, Abraham (Dutch, c.1635-c.1710). Oil on canvas, height 59.7 cm, width 89.1 cm.

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Accession Number: 1108
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 718 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 117.67kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2013:08:29 14:32:24

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17th Century Abraham Storck Amsterdam battle battle scene boats Dutch exterior Fitz_PDP flags galleon galley marine maritime Netherlands oil on canvas painting pennant pennant flags rigging sailing sailing ship sailing vessels sails sea battle seascape shipping ships Storck warship

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