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'A Night Piece', by Aubrey Beardsley

Image attached to PD.136-1961

An image of 'A Night Piece'. Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (British, 1872-1898). Pen and brush in black, Indian ink on paper, height 320 mm, width 155 mm, 1894.

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'A Night Piece'. Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (British, 1872-1898). Pen and brush in black, Indian ink on paper, height 320 mm, width 155 mm, 1894.

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  • Accession Number: PD.136-1961
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 508 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 400.69kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1

Key words

19th Century Aesthetic Movement architectural architecture Aubrey Beardsley Beardsley black dress British School costume Decadence drawing dress fashion female Fitz_PDP full length gloved gloves hats Indian ink ink night night piece nocturnal woman

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