A young girl asleep on the sofa, by James Ward

An image of A young girl asleep on the sofa. Ward, James; (British, 1769-1859). Graphite, on white paper, height, sheet, 243 mm, width, sheet, 343 mm, 19th century. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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A young girl asleep on the sofa. Ward, James; (British, 1769-1859). Graphite, on white paper, height, sheet, 243 mm, width, sheet, 343 mm, 19th century. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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Accession Number: PD.188-2015
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 734 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 627.82kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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19th Century _WF_Batchelor asleep British School child children couch drawing Fitz_PDP girls graphite James Ward settee sleeping slumber sofa

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