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The Dispatch of the Messenger

François Boucher · 1703–1770

Maximum print size

26.9 × 32.5 cm · 10.6 × 12.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,189 × 3,854 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 26.9 × 32.5 cm · 10.6 × 12.8 in
Mat border, sides: 6.9 cm · 2.7 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.1 cm · 3.6 in

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Details

Date: 1765
Medium: Oil on canvas
Type: Paintings
Size: 32.1 × 26.7 cm · 12.6 × 10.5 in
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Dogs, Doves, Men, Sheep, Shepherds
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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