Lydia Lopokova as the maid in 'The Postman', by Nicolas Legat

An image of Lydia Lopokova as the maid in 'The Postman'. Legat, Nicolas (1869-1937). Watercolour and graphite on paper, height 269 mm, width 126 mm, 1925.

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Lydia Lopokova as the maid in 'The Postman'. Legat, Nicolas (1869-1937). Watercolour and graphite on paper, height 269 mm, width 126 mm, 1925.

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Accession Number: PD.23-2010
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 506 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 121.01kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2010:10:31 05:58:52

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