Near the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem, by Sargent

An image of Near the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. Sargent, John Singer (American, 1856-1925). Oil on canvas, height 66.5 cm, width 97.7 cm, circa 1905-1906.

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Near the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. Sargent, John Singer (American, 1856-1925). Oil on canvas, height 66.5 cm, width 97.7 cm, circa 1905-1906.

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Accession Number: 1506
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 693 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 168.84kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2011:04:06 13:31:03

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20th Century cities city cityscape desert Edwardian exterior Fitz_PDP Holy Land Jerusalem John Singer Sargent landscape Mediterranean middle east Mount of Olives Mount Olivet oil on canvas painting religious sand sandy Sargent shade shadow shady sun sunlight sunny sunshine

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