John, Earl of Bute, by Caroline Watson after Gainsborough

An image of John Earl of Bute. John Stuart, 4th Earl and 1st Marquess Bute. Watson, Caroline (British, 1760-1814). Gainsborough, Thomas, after (British, 1727-1788). Stipple, etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 239 mm, width, plate, 177 mm; height, sheet, 373 mm, width, sheet, 279 mm, 1791. Production Note: II/II, with title altered to 'Earl of Bute'.

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John Earl of Bute. John Stuart, 4th Earl and 1st Marquess Bute. Watson, Caroline (British, 1760-1814). Gainsborough, Thomas, after (British, 1727-1788). Stipple, etching, black carbon ink on laid paper, height, plate, 239 mm, width, plate, 177 mm; height, sheet, 373 mm, width, sheet, 279 mm, 1791. Production Note: II/II, with title altered to 'Earl of Bute'.

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Accession Number: P.2049-1991
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 751 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 615.49kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1
Captured: 2014:03:04 16:18:58

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