Before, by William Hogarth

An image of Before. William Hogarth (British, 1697-1764). Oil on canvas, height 37.2 cm, width 44.7 cm, 1730.

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Before. William Hogarth (British, 1697-1764). Oil on canvas, height 37.2 cm, width 44.7 cm, 1730.

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Accession Number: PD.11-1964
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 846 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 116.79kB
Exposure time: 1/90
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2011:12:06 18:42:55

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