The Bench, by William Hogarth

An image of The Bench. Hogarth, William (British, 1697-1764). Oil on canvas, laid down onto panel, height 18.2 cm, width 14.8 cm, 1753.

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The Bench. Hogarth, William (British, 1697-1764). Oil on canvas, laid down onto panel, height 18.2 cm, width 14.8 cm, 1753.

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Accession Number: 727
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 843 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 139.76kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2016:05:19 13:50:22

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