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The Lion of St Mark, by Sickert

Image attached to PD.17-1959

An image of The Lion of St Mark. Sickert, Walter Richard (British, 1860-1942). Oil on canvas, height 90.2 cm, width 89.8 cm, circa 1895 to 1896.

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The Lion of St Mark. Sickert, Walter Richard (British, 1860-1942). Oil on canvas, height 90.2 cm, width 89.8 cm, circa 1895 to 1896.

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  • Accession Number: PD.17-1959
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
  • Image height: 1020 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 246.43kB
  • Captured: 2008:09:09 12:57:02

Key words

19th Century architectural architecture British cities city cityscape columns Doges Palace English exterior Fitz_PDP gondolas gondoliers Italian Italy lagoon oil on canvas painting Palazzo Ducale piazetta piazza Sickert St Mark's Venetian venetians Veneto Venice Walter Richard Sickert

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