George Cumberland's calling card, by William Blake

An image of George Cumberland's calling card. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Print, line engraving, ink on paper, height 33mm, width 82mm, 1827.

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George Cumberland's calling card. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Print, line engraving, ink on paper, height 33mm, width 82mm, 1827.

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Accession Number: P.400-1985
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/27.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 425 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 428.81kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 27/1
Captured: 2013:08:09 11:18:37

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