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Le Papillon et la Tortue (The Butterfly and the Turtle)

Charles Germain de Saint-Aubin · 1721–1786

Maximum print size

27.4 × 35.1 cm · 10.8 × 13.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,244 × 4,138 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 27.4 × 35.1 cm · 10.8 × 13.8 in
Mat border, sides: 6.6 cm · 2.6 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 7.9 cm · 3.1 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: in or after 1756
Medium: etching on laid paper
Type: Print
Size: 17.2 × 13.5 cm · 6.8 × 5.3 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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