Matrimonial Harmonics, by James Gillray

An image of Matrimonial Harmonics. Gillray, James (British, 1757-1815). Humphrey, Hannah, publisher (British, c.1745-1818). Etching, hand colouring. Published October 25th 1805.

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Matrimonial Harmonics. Gillray, James (British, 1757-1815). Humphrey, Hannah, publisher (British, c.1745-1818). Etching, hand colouring. Published October 25th 1805.

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Accession Number: P.635-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 762 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 284.32kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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