William Blake, by John Linnell

An image of William Blake. Linnell, John (British, 1792-1882). Watercolour on ivory, height 133 mm, width 106 mm, 1821.

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William Blake. Linnell, John (British, 1792-1882). Watercolour on ivory, height 133 mm, width 106 mm, 1821.

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Accession Number: PD.61-1950
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 767 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 542.53kB
Exposure time: 1/180
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2015:05:21 11:22:53

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19th Century artists Blake British British School English Fitz_PDP Georgian ivory John Linnell Linnell male miniature portrait miniature portraits profile Regency watercolour William Blake

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