'A Night Piece', by Aubrey Beardsley

An image of 'A Night Piece'. Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (British, 1872-1898). Pen and brush in black, Indian ink on paper, height 320 mm, width 155 mm, 1894.

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'A Night Piece'. Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (British, 1872-1898). Pen and brush in black, Indian ink on paper, height 320 mm, width 155 mm, 1894.

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Accession Number: PD.136-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/19.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 508 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 400.69kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 19/1

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