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Study of Heads, by Degas

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An image of Study of Heads. Degas, Edgar (French, 1834-1917). Graphite on paper, height 202 mm, width 264 mm, circa 1861.

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Study of Heads. Degas, Edgar (French, 1834-1917). Graphite on paper, height 202 mm, width 264 mm, circa 1861.

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  • Accession Number: PD.29-1978
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Andrew Norman
  • Image height: 798 pixels
  • Image width: 1024 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 58.72kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1
  • Captured: 2016:11:14 16:34:45

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19th Century Degas drawing Edgar Degas Fitz_PDP French graphite heads sketch sketches

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