Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford, by Isaac Oliver I

An image of Miniature (painting). Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford. Unknown Lady. Part of an arm and a hand. Oliver, Isaac I (British, 1556(?)-1617). Recto: pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk verso: black chalk on paper. Height 143 mm, width 117 mm. Notes: This is a preliminary drawing for the miniature of Lucy Harrington, Countess of Bedford, in the Fitzwilliam, no. 3902. Acquisition Credit: From the Marlay Fund.

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Miniature (painting). Lucy Harington, Countess of Bedford. Unknown Lady. Part of an arm and a hand. Oliver, Isaac I (British, 1556(?)-1617). Recto: pen and brown ink over traces of black chalk verso: black chalk on paper. Height 143 mm, width 117 mm. Notes: This is a preliminary drawing for the miniature of Lucy Harrington, Countess of Bedford, in the Fitzwilliam, no. 3902. Acquisition Credit: From the Marlay Fund.

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Accession Number: 2753
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: GFX 50S
Photographer name: Katie Young
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Image width: 883 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 782.51kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2018:05:29 23:17:56

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