Aeneas at the tomb of Mezentius, by Burne-Jones

An image of Aeneas at the tomb of Mezentius. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within ruled margin on paper, height, sheet size, 178 mm, width, sheet size, 172 mm, height, drawn area, 142 mm, width, drawn area, 139 mm, 1873.

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Aeneas at the tomb of Mezentius. Burne-Jones, Edward (British, 1833-1898). Graphite within ruled margin on paper, height, sheet size, 178 mm, width, sheet size, 172 mm, height, drawn area, 142 mm, width, drawn area, 139 mm, 1873.

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Accession Number: 1183.11
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1040 pixels
Image width: 1004 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 0.98MB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2015:12:15 14:54:40

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19th Century Aeneas Aeneid armour British Burne-Jones drawing Edward Burne-Jones Fitz_PDP graphite grave graves gravestone hero heroic illustration kings male Mezentius mythological mythology Pre-Raphaelite Sir Edward Burne-Jones tombs warriors

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