The Continence of Scipio, by Benjamin West

An image of The Continence of Scipio. West, Benjamin (American, 1738-1820). Oil on panel, height 100.3 cm, width 133.3 cm, circa 1766.

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The Continence of Scipio. West, Benjamin (American, 1738-1820). Oil on panel, height 100.3 cm, width 133.3 cm, circa 1766.

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Accession Number: 655
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 770 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 96.35kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 11/1
Captured: 2014:12:11 09:46:12

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