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"The Letter"

David Octavius Hill · 1802–1870

Maximum print size

57.2 × 77.7 cm · 22.5 × 30.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 6,758 × 9,194 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 18×24 inch frame.

Frame: 76.2 × 101.6 cm · 30.0 × 40.0 in
Mat opening: 57.2 × 77.7 cm · 22.5 × 30.6 in
Mat border, sides: 9.7 cm · 3.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 11.9 cm · 4.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1844-1845
Medium: salted paper print
Type: Photograph
Size: 20.8 × 14.6 cm · 8.2 × 5.7 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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