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Susannah Wedgwood, by Peter Paillou the Younger

Image attached to PD.26-2010

An image of Susannah Wedgwood, mother of Charles Darwin. Paillou, Peter, the younger (British, c.1757-after 1831). Watercolour on ivory, height 70 mm, width 60 mm, 1793.

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Susannah Wedgwood, mother of Charles Darwin. Paillou, Peter, the younger (British, c.1757-after 1831). Watercolour on ivory, height 70 mm, width 60 mm, 1793.

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  • Accession Number: PD.26-2010
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
  • Aperture: f/13.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 727 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
  • Filesize: 127.61kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 13/1
  • Captured: 2013:03:19 13:46:36

Key words

18th Century 458392 Artistic Movement British School Date Department Fitz_PDP Georgian Material Medium Object Type Other Keywords Peter Paillou Predominant Colours Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd blue ribbon clothes clothing collar fashion female grey hair grey haired grey wig ivory lace lace collar lady miniature pale portraits ribbon watercolour white wigs woman Artist/Maker

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rgb(137,160,156), rgb(197,194,182), rgb(116,102,76), rgb(11,11,11), rgb(93,137,143), rgb(62,103,102), rgb(69,56,40), rgb(41,74,77), rgb(36,62,62), rgb(177,127,82), rgb(174,116,82)

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