French Liberty; British Slavery, by James Gillray

An image of French Liberty; British Slavery. Gillray, James (British, 1757-1815). Humphrey, Hannah, publisher (British, c.1745-1818). Etching, hand colouring, 1792. Production Note: Published December 21st 1792.

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French Liberty; British Slavery. Gillray, James (British, 1757-1815). Humphrey, Hannah, publisher (British, c.1745-1818). Etching, hand colouring, 1792. Production Note: Published December 21st 1792.

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Accession Number: P.288-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 753 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 220.24kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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