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Alexander Setting Fire to Persepolis

Bernhard Rode · 1725–1797

Maximum print size

28.2 × 34.5 cm · 11.1 × 13.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,331 × 4,092 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 28.2 × 34.5 cm · 11.1 × 13.6 in
Mat border, sides: 6.4 cm · 2.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 8.1 cm · 3.2 in

Colour palette

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Details

Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper
Type: Drawing
Size: 24.5 × 18.7 cm · 9.6 × 7.4 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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