Straus.8988: X-radiograph(s) of "Mark Antony Visiting Cleopatra after His Defeat of Octavian"
Photographs
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- Straus.8988
- People
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Artist of original: Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Elder, German (Haina, Germany 1722 - 1789 Kassel, Germany)
- Title
- X-radiograph(s) of "Mark Antony Visiting Cleopatra after His Defeat of Octavian"
- Classification
- Photographs
- Work Type
- x-radiograph, photograph
- Date
- September 30, 2016
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/358729
Physical Descriptions
- Dimensions
- plate size: 35.6 × 43.2 cm (14 × 17 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
- Object Number
- Straus.8988
- Contact
- am_straus@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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X-radiograph Operator: Andrea von Hedenstroem
Duration of session:1
Total number of exposures: 1
Material Description: oil on glue-lined canvas
Radiation source: Comet tube
Exposure settings: 35kV 5mA 60seconds 140cm focal distance
Filtration used: none
Screens used: none
Scanning notes: laser power high, 12-bit logarithmic data scale, PMT 10, 50 micron scan resolution
Image manipulation notes: DCM files converted to TIFF, levels adjusted in Photoshop
Subjects and Contexts
- Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs