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Study of Donatello's bronze David, by Degas

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An image of Recto: Study of Donatello's bronze David. Verso: Study of a horse's head; study of the neck and shoulder of a man. Degas, Edgar (French, 1834-1917). Graphite on paper, height 290 mm, width 222 mm, circa 1858.

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Recto: Study of Donatello's bronze David. Verso: Study of a horse's head; study of the neck and shoulder of a man. Degas, Edgar (French, 1834-1917). Graphite on paper, height 290 mm, width 222 mm, circa 1858.

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  • Accession Number: PD.26-1978
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 795 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 731.36kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 27/1
  • Captured: 2016:11:10 14:47:17

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19th Century David Degas Donatello drawing Edgar Degas Fitz_PDP French graphite King David male nude nude recto study

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