Hercules Farnese, Dirce, Phocion Sculpture, by Blake

An image of Book illustration. Hercules Farnese, Dirce, Phocion Sculpture. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Stipple, black carbon ink on paper, height 271 mm, width 193 mm, 1816.

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Book illustration. Hercules Farnese, Dirce, Phocion Sculpture. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Stipple, black carbon ink on paper, height 271 mm, width 193 mm, 1816.

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Accession Number: P.738-1985
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 735 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 566.40kB
Exposure time: 1/45
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2015:07:02 09:57:02

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19th Century Blake book British School bulls cape chlamys cloak club Dirce Farnese Fitz_PDP Heracles Herakles Hercules hero heroic illustration Laocoon male male nude muscles muscular mythological mythology nude Phocion print sculptural sculpture statuary statues stipple William Blake

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