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Mrs John Ashton, by Joseph Wright of Derby

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An image of Mrs John Ashton (1769-1771). Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby), (British, 1734-1797). Oil on canvas, height 126.1 cm, width 101.0 cm, circa 1769-1771.

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Mrs John Ashton (1769-1771). Wright, Joseph (Wright of Derby), (British, 1734-1797). Oil on canvas, height 126.1 cm, width 101.0 cm, circa 1769-1771.

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  • Accession Number: 659
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/19.0
  • Focal length: 80
  • Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 818 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 561.24kB
  • Exposure time: 1/180
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 19/1

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18th Century black dress British British School caps costume dress English fashion female fichu Fitz_PDP Georgian Joseph Wright middle age middle-aged oil on canvas painting portraits ribbon satin seated shawl silk sitter sitting society portraiture woman Wright of Derby

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