Pamela asks for Sir Jacob Swinford's blessing, by Laurent Truchy after Joseph Highmore

An image of Pamela asks for Sir Jacob Swinford's blessing. Plate 11. Adventures of Pamela. Truchy, Laurent (French, 1721 (1731?)-1764). After Highmore, Joseph (British, 1692-1780). Richardson, Samuel, author. Etching, engraving, 1745.

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Pamela asks for Sir Jacob Swinford's blessing. Plate 11. Adventures of Pamela. Truchy, Laurent (French, 1721 (1731?)-1764). After Highmore, Joseph (British, 1692-1780). Richardson, Samuel, author. Etching, engraving, 1745.

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Accession Number: P.26-1979
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Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
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Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1

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