The Trapeze, by Sickert

An image of The Trapeze. Sickert, Walter Richard (British, 1860-1942). Oil on canvas, height 64.7 cm, width 81.0 cm, 1920.

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The Trapeze. Sickert, Walter Richard (British, 1860-1942). Oil on canvas, height 64.7 cm, width 81.0 cm, 1920.

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Accession Number: 2410
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 817 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 153.42kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2012:07:02 13:15:16

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20th Century acrobatic amusements big top British circus English entertainment Fitz_PDP oil on canvas painting performance performer performing Sickert swing tent trapeze artist Walter Richard Sickert

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