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Ben Jonson, by George Vertue, after Gerrit van Honthorst

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An image of Ben Jonson, Benjaminus Johnson Twelve ...Poets. Vertue, George (printmaker, British, 1684-1756); Honthorst, Gerrit van (after; Dutch, 1590-1656). Etching, engraving, 1711. Reissued in 1730 as one of 'Twelve Poets'.

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Ben Jonson, Benjaminus Johnson Twelve ...Poets. Vertue, George (printmaker, British, 1684-1756); Honthorst, Gerrit van (after; Dutch, 1590-1656). Etching, engraving, 1711. Reissued in 1730 as one of 'Twelve Poets'.

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  • Accession Number: P.3-2009
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 693 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 283.81kB
  • Exposure time: 1/17
  • ISO Speed: 50
  • Captured: 2012:07:11 10:08:35

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