Sketch of Family Group, by John Flaxman

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Sketch of family group around a table: woman looking over the shoulder of seated man at left; child leaning on table and looking towards outline of seated figure at right. Flaxman, John (British, 1755-1826). Volume of Graphite Portraits. Sketchbook with marbled end boards and brown leather spine. Graphite on paper, height (leaf) 178 mm, width 210 mm; height (cover board) 184 mm, width 218 mm, 1801.

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Accession Number: 828.f.16
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Camera: Leaf Valeo 22(LF3050 )/Mamiya RB 67
Photographer name: Michael Jones
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Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
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ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2011:10:12 10:40:04

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