William Blake, wearing hat, by John Linnell

An image of William Blake, wearing hat, three-quarter view, half-length with hands. Linnell, John (British, 1792-1882). Graphite on paper, height 179 mm, width 115 mm, circa 1825.

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William Blake, wearing hat, three-quarter view, half-length with hands. Linnell, John (British, 1792-1882). Graphite on paper, height 179 mm, width 115 mm, circa 1825.

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Accession Number: PD.58-1950
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Image Library; Fitzwilliam Museum
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 665 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 809.66kB
Captured: 2007:12:12 14:16:35

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19th Century artists British clasps coat drawing English Fitz_PDP Georgian graphite hands clasped hats John Linnell Linnell male man overcoat portraits profile Regency sketch William Blake Artist/Maker

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