Old Simon Thomas, a gardener with a bunch of turnips, by James Ward

An image of Old Simon Thomas, a gardener with a bunch of turnips. Ward, James (British, 1769-1859). Black chalk and graphite, on white paper, height, sheet, 211 mm, width, sheet, 127 mm, 19th century. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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Old Simon Thomas, a gardener with a bunch of turnips. Ward, James (British, 1769-1859). Black chalk and graphite, on white paper, height, sheet, 211 mm, width, sheet, 127 mm, 19th century. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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Accession Number: PD.187-2015
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 638 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 566.13kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 16/1

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