'Music hath charms', by Thomas Rowlandson

An image of 'Music hath charms'. Rowlandson, Thomas (British, 1756-1827). Ink used with the tip of the brush and watercolour on paper, height 153 mm, width 217 mm.

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'Music hath charms'. Rowlandson, Thomas (British, 1756-1827). Ink used with the tip of the brush and watercolour on paper, height 153 mm, width 217 mm.

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Accession Number: 2171
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 729 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 134.97kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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            "'Music hath charms', by Thomas Rowlandson"
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