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Holy family with an angel, by Isaac Oliver I

Image attached to PD.3-1947

An image of Holy family with an angel. Oliver, Isaac I (British, 1556(?)-1617). Black chalk on paper, height 200 mm, width 145 mm.

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Holy family with an angel. Oliver, Isaac I (British, 1556(?)-1617). Black chalk on paper, height 200 mm, width 145 mm.

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  • Accession Number: PD.3-1947
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: GFX 50S
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 785 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 599.48kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2018:05:29 23:20:49

Key words

16th Century 17th Century angels Baby Jesus breast feeding breastfeeding breasts British School chalk Christ Christ child Christianity Christmas drawing female Fitz_PDP Holy Family infant Christ Isaac Oliver Jesus Joseph Madonna Madonna and child Mary and Joseph religion religious succour suckling Virgin and Child Virgin Mary Xmas

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