Chimera, by Louis Jean Desprez

An image of Chimera. Desprez, Louis Jean (French, 1743-1804). Etching, height, plate, 325 mm, width, plate, 381 mm. circa 1770. Production note: State before title.

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Chimera. Desprez, Louis Jean (French, 1743-1804). Etching, height, plate, 325 mm, width, plate, 381 mm. circa 1770. Production note: State before title.

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Accession Number: P.27-1993
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 867 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 290.05kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Captured: 2012:03:27 16:41:32

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