Head and shoulders of William Blake, looking downwards, by John Linnell

An image of Head and shoulders of William Blake, looking downwards, left hand lightly indicated. Linnell, John (British, 1792-1882). Graphite on paper, height 201 mm, width 155 mm, 1820.

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Head and shoulders of William Blake, looking downwards, left hand lightly indicated. Linnell, John (British, 1792-1882). Graphite on paper, height 201 mm, width 155 mm, 1820.

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Accession Number: PD.57-1950
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 801 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 905.72kB

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19th Century artists bald balding British School drawing English Fitz_PDP John Linnell Linnell male portraits William Blake

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