As a new heaven is begun, The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, by Blake

An image of As a new heaven is begun. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Relief etching, hand colouring, colour printing, coloured ink, watercolour on paper, height, plate, 153 mm, width, plate, 111 mm; height, sheet, 266 mm, width, sheet, 196 mm, 1790-1793.

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As a new heaven is begun. The Marriage of Heaven and Hell. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Relief etching, hand colouring, colour printing, coloured ink, watercolour on paper, height, plate, 153 mm, width, plate, 111 mm; height, sheet, 266 mm, width, sheet, 196 mm, 1790-1793.

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Accession Number: P.669-1985 (3)
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 749 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 929.99kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1
Captured: 2014:04:16 15:08:49

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