Pamela and Mr B. in the Summer House, by Joseph Highmore

An image of Pamela and Mr B. in the Summer House. Highmore, Joseph (British, 1692-1780). Oil on canvas, height 62.9 cm, width 75.6 cm, circa 1744.

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Pamela and Mr B. in the Summer House. Highmore, Joseph (British, 1692-1780). Oil on canvas, height 62.9 cm, width 75.6 cm, circa 1744.

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Accession Number: M.Add.6
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 850 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
Filesize: 152.42kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2017:07:25 10:19:44

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