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View of Lake Como

Francis Towne · 1739–1816

Maximum print size

22.4 × 17.0 cm · 8.8 × 6.7 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,639 × 1,995 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 5×7 inch frame.

Frame: 35.6 × 27.9 cm · 14.0 × 11.0 in
Mat opening: 22.4 × 17.0 cm · 8.8 × 6.7 in
Mat border, sides: 6.6 cm · 2.6 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.6 cm · 2.2 in

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Details

Date: August 27, 1781
Medium: Pen and brown ink and watercolor
Type: Drawings
Size: 15.9 × 21.0 cm · 6.3 × 8.3 in
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Hills, Lakes
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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