The infant Shakespeare nursed by Comedy and Tragedy, by Romney

An image of The Infant Shakespeare nursed by Comedy and Tragedy. Romney, George (British, 1734-1802). Pen and brown ink on paper, height 112 mm, width 190 mm, circa 1783.

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The Infant Shakespeare nursed by Comedy and Tragedy. Romney, George (British, 1734-1802). Pen and brown ink on paper, height 112 mm, width 190 mm, circa 1783.

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Accession Number: PD.33-2010
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 607 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 141.64kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2010:10:31 06:19:02

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