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On the Nile, 1868 by Sir Frederic Leighton

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An image of On the Nile, 1868. Leighton, Frederic, Baron (British, 1830-1896). Oil on canvas, height 26.9 cm, width 41.5 cm, 1868. Acquisition Credit: Bought from the Fairhaven Fund, 1979.

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On the Nile, 1868. Leighton, Frederic, Baron (British, 1830-1896). Oil on canvas, height 26.9 cm, width 41.5 cm, 1868. Acquisition Credit: Bought from the Fairhaven Fund, 1979.

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  • Accession Number: PD.5-1979
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: GFX 50S
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 640 pixels
  • Image width: 1023 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 117.54kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 16/1
  • Captured: 2018:10:24 03:05:45

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19th Century African British School Egypt Egyptian exterior Fitz_PDP Frederic Leighton landscape Leighton Nile North African oil on canvas painting river river scene riverside Sir Frederic Leighton The Nile

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