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Study for a Fiend's Head, by George Romney

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An image of Study for a Fiend's Head. Romney, George (British, 1734-1802). Graphite on paper, height 538 mm, width 390 mm.

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Study for a Fiend's Head. Romney, George (British, 1734-1802). Graphite on paper, height 538 mm, width 390 mm.

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  • Accession Number: L.D.136
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 763 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 476.27kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 27/1

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18th Century British School drawing faces facial expressions fiend Fitz_PDP George Romney heads Romney sketch

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