Israhel Van Meckenem and His Wife Ida, by Israhel van Meckenem

An image of Israhel Van Meckenem and His Wife Ida. Meckenem, Israhel van II (German, 1440/45-1503). Engraving, after 1445 to before 1503.

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Israhel Van Meckenem and His Wife Ida. Meckenem, Israhel van II (German, 1440/45-1503). Engraving, after 1445 to before 1503.

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Accession Number: P.3379-R
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 782 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 225.54kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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15th Century 16th Century artists double portrait engraving fashion female Fitz_PDP German hair head-dress headdress headgear headscarf housewife husband husband and wife Israhel van Meckenem male Meckenem Northern Renaissance portraits print Renaissance self portrait van Meckenem wife

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