Calisto, by William Blake

An image of Calisto. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Stothard, Thomas (British, 1755-1834). Red ink, sanguine in colour, on laid paper, height 178 mm, width 208 mm, c. 1784.

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Calisto. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Stothard, Thomas (British, 1755-1834). Red ink, sanguine in colour, on laid paper, height 178 mm, width 208 mm, c. 1784.

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Accession Number: P.411-1985
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D
Photographer name: Sam Cole
Image height: 882 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 209.70kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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18th Century Blake British School Calisto Callisto colour printing dogs female female nude Kallisto lying lying down mythological mythology nude nymphs oval print reclining recumbent sanguine Thomas Stothard William Blake

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