Mother and child playing with a doll, by George Romney

An image of Mother and child playing with a doll. Two sketches for standing figures. Romney, George (British, 1734-1802). Brush with brown ink, on paper, height 301 mm, height 303 mm, width 244 mm.

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Mother and child playing with a doll. Two sketches for standing figures. Romney, George (British, 1734-1802). Brush with brown ink, on paper, height 301 mm, height 303 mm, width 244 mm.

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Accession Number: L.D.28
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 826 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 590.91kB
Exposure time: 1/17
ISO Speed: 100
Captured: 2012:02:27 15:19:23

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18th Century babies baby British School dolls drawing English Fitz_PDP George Romney Georgian infants intimate mother mother and child motherhood parents Romney sketch toys

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