The prawn fishers, by William Shayer

An image of The prawn fishers. Shayer, William (I) (British, 1788-1879). Oil on canvas, height, canvas, 60.9 cm, width, canvas, 75.9 cm, not after 1835.

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The prawn fishers. Shayer, William (I) (British, 1788-1879). Oil on canvas, height, canvas, 60.9 cm, width, canvas, 75.9 cm, not after 1835.

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Accession Number: 1104
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 821 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 669.26kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 19/1

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