Matlock Tor, by Joseph Wright of Derby

An image of Matlock Tor. Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby), (British, 1734-1797). Oil on canvas, height 73.1 cm, width 100 cm, circa 1778-1780.

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Matlock Tor. Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby), (British, 1734-1797). Oil on canvas, height 73.1 cm, width 100 cm, circa 1778-1780.

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Accession Number: PD.8-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 754 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 140.46kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2013:02:20 13:07:56

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18th Century branches Britain British School cliffs Derbyshire England English exterior Fitz_PDP hills Joseph Wright landscape Matlock oil on canvas painting remote river rocks rocky rural shore Wright of Derby

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