The Circumcision, by William Blake

An image of The Circumcision. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Tempera on canvas, height 25.7 cm, width 36.4 cm, circa 1799-1800.

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The Circumcision. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Tempera on canvas, height 25.7 cm, width 36.4 cm, circa 1799-1800.

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Accession Number: PD.153-1985
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/11.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Andrew Norman
Image height: 725 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 199.35kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 11/1
Captured: 2014:11:03 12:42:37

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