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The Fall of Richmond, Virginia, on the Night of April 2nd, 1865

Currier & Ives · 1857–1907

Maximum print size

29.7 × 22.4 cm · 11.7 × 8.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,495 × 2,647 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 35.6 × 27.9 cm · 14.0 × 11.0 in
Mat opening: 29.7 × 22.4 cm · 11.7 × 8.8 in
Mat border, sides: 3.0 cm · 1.2 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 2.8 cm · 1.1 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1865
Medium: Hand-colored lithograph
Type: Prints
Size: 40.0 × 56.2 cm · 15.7 × 22.1 in
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: American Civil War, Bridges, Cities, Fire
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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