A lady, seen from behind, by Watteau

An image of A lady, seen from behind. Watteau, Jean Antoine (French, 1684-1721). Sanguine red chalk and traces of black chalk on paper, height 136 mm, width 80 mm.

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A lady, seen from behind. Watteau, Jean Antoine (French, 1684-1721). Sanguine red chalk and traces of black chalk on paper, height 136 mm, width 80 mm.

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Accession Number: PD.112-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 623 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 590.95kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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18th Century back behind chalk costume drawing dress fashion fashionable female French Jean Antoine Watteau lady Rococo sepia Watteau woman

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