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Study of the left hand of Mme de Pompadour

François Boucher · 1703–1770

Maximum print size

30.5 × 23.4 cm · 12.0 × 9.2 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,595 × 2,769 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 × 23.4 cm · 12.0 × 9.2 in
Mat border, sides: 10.2 cm · 4.0 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 8.6 cm · 3.4 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 18th century
Medium: Black chalk with slight touches of red chalk, heightened with white
Type: Drawings
Size: 22.1 × 30.0 cm · 8.7 × 11.8 in
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Hands
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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