The artist sneezing, by William Orpen

An image of The artist sneezing. Orpen, William Newenham Montague (British, 1878-1931). Pen and ink and wash on paper, circa 1920. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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The artist sneezing. Orpen, William Newenham Montague (British, 1878-1931). Pen and ink and wash on paper, circa 1920. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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Accession Number: PD.146-2015
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 691 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 574.63kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1

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