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[The Great Wave, Sète]

Gustave Le Gray · 1820–1884

Maximum print size

17.0 × 13.7 cm · 6.7 × 5.4 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,000 × 1,623 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 25.4 × 20.3 cm · 10.0 × 8.0 in
Mat opening: 17.0 × 13.7 cm · 6.7 × 5.4 in
Mat border, sides: 4.3 cm · 1.7 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 3.3 cm · 1.3 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1857
Medium: Albumen silver print from glass negative
Type: Photographs
Size: 33.7 × 41.4 cm · 13.3 × 16.3 in
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Seascapes, Waves
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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