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Melancholy (Mélancolie)

Albert Besnard · 1849–1934

Maximum print size

24.1 × 25.4 cm · 9.5 × 10.0 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,853 × 3,009 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 24.1 × 25.4 cm · 9.5 × 10.0 in
Mat border, sides: 8.4 cm · 3.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 12.7 cm · 5.0 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1888
Medium: etching and softground etching in brown on Arches laid paper
Type: Print
Size: 12.9 × 13.0 cm · 5.1 × 5.1 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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