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Aurora and Cephalus

François Boucher · 1703–1770

Maximum print size

30.5 × 24.9 cm · 12.0 × 9.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,605 × 2,929 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 30.5 × 24.9 cm · 12.0 × 9.8 in
Mat border, sides: 10.2 cm · 4.0 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 7.9 cm · 3.1 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: mid-18th century
Medium: Red chalk over traces of black chalk
Type: Drawings
Size: 25.4 × 31.5 cm · 10.0 × 12.4 in
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Dogs, Female Nudes, Horses, Men, Putti
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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