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The Man who taught Blake painting in his dreams, by William Blake

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An image of The Man who taught Blake painting in his dreams. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Graphite on paper, height 300 mm, width 245 mm.

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The Man who taught Blake painting in his dreams. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Graphite on paper, height 300 mm, width 245 mm.

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  • Accession Number: PD.166-1985
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/27.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 842 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 534.62kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 27/1

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British School drawing dreams faces Fitz_PDP heads male William Blake

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