Proposition V. There is No Natural Religion, by Blake

An image of Proposition V. There is No Natural Religion. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Relief etching, colour printing, hand colouring, pen and ink on paper, height, plate, 47 mm, width, plate, 35 mm; height, sheet, 295 mm, width, sheet, 230 mm, 1788.

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Proposition V. There is No Natural Religion. Blake, William (British, 1757-1827). Relief etching, colour printing, hand colouring, pen and ink on paper, height, plate, 47 mm, width, plate, 35 mm; height, sheet, 295 mm, width, sheet, 230 mm, 1788.

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Accession Number: P.498-1985
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
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Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
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Image width: 821 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 542.87kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

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