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Major Sir Alexander Allan, by John Smart

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An image of Major Sir Alexander Allan, Bart 1764-1820. Smart, John (British, 1741-1811). Watercolour on ivory, height 53 mm, width 40 mm, 1787.

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Major Sir Alexander Allan, Bart 1764-1820. Smart, John (British, 1741-1811). Watercolour on ivory, height 53 mm, width 40 mm, 1787.

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  • Accession Number: 3881
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Jaymes Sinclair
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 887 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 276.09kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1
  • Captured: 2015:04:16 14:37:01

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