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View on the Amstel looking towards Amsterdam, by Jacob van Ruisdael

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Panoramic view on the Amstel looking towards Amsterdam. Ruisdael, Jacob van (Dutch, 1628/9-1682). Oil on canvas, height 52.1 cm, width 66.1 cm.

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  • Accession Number: 74
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/13.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 810 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 112.45kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 13/1
  • Captured: 2013:03:12 15:11:10

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17th Century Amstel Amsterdam boats cities city cityscape clouds cloudy Dutch exterior Fitz_PDP Holland Jacob van Ruisdael oil on canvas painting panorama panoramic river sailing towns townscape trade windmills

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