Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, by Richard Cosway

An image of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Richard Cosway. Watercolour on ivory,
height 47 mm, width 38 mm. 18th Century.

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Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. Richard Cosway. Watercolour on ivory, height 47 mm, width 38 mm. 18th Century.

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Accession Number: PD.961-1963
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 809 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 118.79kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2010:01:25 14:35:39

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18th Century 458392 Artistic Movement British School Date Department English Fitz_PDP Georgian Material Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Richard Cosway Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd aristocracy aristocratic duchess female hair hairstyle high hair ivory lady miniature painting watercolour wigs woman Artist/Maker

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