The skeleton of a human being, by James Ward

An image of The skeleton of a human being. Ward, James (British, 1769-1859). Graphite, brown and grey wash on paper, height, paper, 368 mm, width, paper, 483 mm, circa 1801.

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The skeleton of a human being. Ward, James (British, 1769-1859). Graphite, brown and grey wash on paper, height, paper, 368 mm, width, paper, 483 mm, circa 1801.

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Accession Number: PD.186-1961
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/16.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Katie Young
Image height: 772 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 114.49kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 16/1

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19th Century anatomical anatomy body bones British School drawing Fitz_PDP human body James Ward skeleton

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