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The Love Letter

François Boucher · 1703–1770

Maximum print size

66.5 × 73.2 cm · 26.2 × 28.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 7,863 × 8,652 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 18×24 inch frame.

Frame: 76.2 × 101.6 cm · 30.0 × 40.0 in
Mat opening: 66.5 × 73.2 cm · 26.2 × 28.8 in
Mat border, sides: 4.8 cm · 1.9 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 14.2 cm · 5.6 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1750
Medium: oil on canvas
Type: Painting
Size: 81.2 × 75.2 cm · 32.0 × 29.6 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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