Pamela greets her father, by Laurent Truchy after Joseph Highmore

An image of Pamela greets her father. Plate 8. Adventures of Pamela. Truchy, Laurent (French, 1721 (1731?)-1764). After Highmore, Joseph (British, 1692-1780). Richardson, Samuel, author. Etching, engraving, 1745.

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Pamela greets her father. Plate 8. Adventures of Pamela. Truchy, Laurent (French, 1721 (1731?)-1764). After Highmore, Joseph (British, 1692-1780). Richardson, Samuel, author. Etching, engraving, 1745.

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Accession Number: P.23-1979
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/13.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 815 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 223.01kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 13/1

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