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Preparatory Studies for Plates 90 and 91 of "Maisons de plaisance," Volume II

Jacques François Blondel · 1705–1774

Maximum print size

27.2 × 24.4 cm · 10.7 × 9.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,200 × 2,879 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 27.2 × 24.4 cm · 10.7 × 9.6 in
Mat border, sides: 11.9 cm · 4.7 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 8.1 cm · 3.2 in

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Details

Date: 18th century
Medium: Red chalk over traces of black chalk. Horizontal black-chalk line at center, and round compass marks in black chalk on lower drawing
Type: Drawings
Size: 22.7 × 25.5 cm · 8.9 × 10.0 in
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Birds, Flowers, Musical Instruments, Ornament
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗