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A young girl leaning on a table, by Andrew Geddes

Image attached to PD.95-2015

An image of A young girl leaning on a table. Geddes, Andrew (British, 1783-1844). Graphite and red chalk on paper, 1792-1793. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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A young girl leaning on a table. Geddes, Andrew (British, 1783-1844). Graphite and red chalk on paper, 1792-1793. Acquisition Credit: Sir Ivor and Lady Batchelor Bequest.

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  • Accession Number: PD.95-2015
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/16.0
  • Focal length: 120
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Katie Young
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 835 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 786.78kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 200
  • Fnumber: 16/1

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18th Century Andrew Geddes British School chalk direct gaze drawing female Fitz_PDP gaze Geddes Georgian girls graphite hair hairstyle portraits society portraiture young youth

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