Catherine, wife of William Blake, seated by the fire, by George Cumberland

An image of "Catherine, wife of William Blake" seated by the fire. Cumberland, George (British, 1754-1848). Point of the brush, blue wash over black chalk on paper, height 200 mm, width 177 mm.

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"Catherine, wife of William Blake" seated by the fire. Cumberland, George (British, 1754-1848). Point of the brush, blue wash over black chalk on paper, height 200 mm, width 177 mm.

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Accession Number: PD.189-1985
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 919 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 137.89kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2014:04:16 14:59:17

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18th Century 19th Century 458392 Artistic Movement British School Catherine Blake Date Department English Fitz_PDP George Cumberland Nationalities Other Keywords Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd bonnet clothes clothing costume domestic drawing fashion female fireplaces hats lady portraits seated shawl sitting warm warming hands woman Artist/Maker

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