Sketchbook, by John Flaxman

An image of Sketchbook. Flaxman, John (British, 1755-1826). Vellum bound sketchbook containing 28 leaves. Three leaves have been cut out and are loose. Front cover bears traces of graphite (black ink?) illustration, and has a flap which may be closed to protect the edges of the leaves. Many leaves have apparently been removed, including the following: 1 following f.1, 4 following f.12 and 1 following f.16. Cuts on the versos of f.24 and f.25 indicate leaves removed following f.25.

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Sketchbook. Flaxman, John (British, 1755-1826). Vellum bound sketchbook containing 28 leaves. Three leaves have been cut out and are loose. Front cover bears traces of graphite (black ink?) illustration, and has a flap which may be closed to protect the edges of the leaves. Many leaves have apparently been removed, including the following: 1 following f.1, 4 following f.12 and 1 following f.16. Cuts on the versos of f.24 and f.25 indicate leaves removed following f.25.

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Accession Number: 832/4.f.7
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1262 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.3 (Windows)
Filesize: 95.08kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2013:09:06 14:48:31

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