The Swing, Thomas Rowlandson

An image of The Swing (Rural sports - or how to show off a well-shaped leg). Rowlandson, Thomas (British, 1756-1827). Graphite, pen and ink and watercolour strengthened with vermilion ink on paper, height 284 mm, width 430 mm, c.1790.

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The Swing (Rural sports - or how to show off a well-shaped leg). Rowlandson, Thomas (British, 1756-1827). Graphite, pen and ink and watercolour strengthened with vermilion ink on paper, height 284 mm, width 430 mm, c.1790.

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Accession Number: 2161
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 643 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 149.24kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 100
Captured: 2012:02:28 14:09:17

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