Sunset, by John Linnell

An image of Recto: Sunset. Verso: A sketch for the same subject. Linnell, John (British, 1792-1882). Recto: watercolour (several small figures indicated in graphite). Verso: graphite on paper. Height 107 mm, width 146 mm, 1812.

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Recto: Sunset. Verso: A sketch for the same subject. Linnell, John (British, 1792-1882). Recto: watercolour (several small figures indicated in graphite). Verso: graphite on paper. Height 107 mm, width 146 mm, 1812.

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Accession Number: PD.226-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 745 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 170.52kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2015:04:22 09:50:54

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19th Century _WF_Recto British School countryside drawing English evening exterior fields Fitz_PDP John Linnell Linnell rural setting sun sketch sun sunlight sunset twilight village watercolour

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