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A lady, seen from behind, by Watteau

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An image of A lady, seen from behind. Watteau, Jean Antoine (French, 1684-1721). Sanguine red chalk and traces of black chalk on paper, height 136 mm, width 80 mm.

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A lady, seen from behind. Watteau, Jean Antoine (French, 1684-1721). Sanguine red chalk and traces of black chalk on paper, height 136 mm, width 80 mm.

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  • Accession Number: PD.112-1961
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/22.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1024 pixels
  • Image width: 623 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 590.95kB
  • Exposure time: 1/60
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 22/1

Key words

18th Century back behind chalk costume drawing dress fashion fashionable female French Jean Antoine Watteau lady Rococo sepia Watteau woman

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