Variant study for figure in B.V.48, by George Romney

An image of Recto title: Design for the Altarpiece at King's College Chapel. Verso title: Variant study for figure in B.V.48. Romney, George (British, 1734-1802). Brush with brown ink wash over graphite on laid paper, laid down, height, paper, 496 mm, height, paper, 499 mm; width, 290 mm, width, 295 mm. 18th Century.

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Recto title: Design for the Altarpiece at King's College Chapel. Verso title: Variant study for figure in B.V.48. Romney, George (British, 1734-1802). Brush with brown ink wash over graphite on laid paper, laid down, height, paper, 496 mm, height, paper, 499 mm; width, 290 mm, width, 295 mm. 18th Century.

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Accession Number: B.V.48
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 584 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 73.96kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2013:11:21 12:15:56

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