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Oedipus Cursing His Son Polynices

Henry Fuseli · 1741–1825

Maximum print size

105.2 × 96.0 cm · 41.4 × 37.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 12,417 × 11,337 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 30×40 inch frame.

Frame: 152.4 × 101.6 cm · 60.0 × 40.0 in
Mat opening: 105.2 × 96.0 cm · 41.4 × 37.8 in
Mat border, sides: 23.6 cm · 9.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 2.8 cm · 1.1 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1786
Medium: oil on canvas
Type: Painting
Size: 149.8 × 165.4 cm · 59.0 × 65.1 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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