Susannah Wedgwood, by Peter Paillou the Younger

An image of Susannah Wedgwood, mother of Charles Darwin. Paillou, Peter, the younger (British, c.1757-after 1831). Watercolour on ivory, height 70 mm, width 60 mm, 1793.

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Susannah Wedgwood, mother of Charles Darwin. Paillou, Peter, the younger (British, c.1757-after 1831). Watercolour on ivory, height 70 mm, width 60 mm, 1793.

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Accession Number: PD.26-2010
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 727 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 127.61kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1
Captured: 2013:03:19 13:46:36

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18th Century 458392 Artistic Movement British School Date Department Fitz_PDP Georgian Material Medium Object Type Other Keywords Peter Paillou Predominant Colours Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd blue ribbon clothes clothing collar fashion female grey hair grey haired grey wig ivory lace lace collar lady miniature pale portraits ribbon watercolour white wigs woman Artist/Maker

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