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The Tropic Bird (Phaeton aethereus)

Johann Michael Seligmann · 1720–1762

Maximum print size

44.7 × 26.4 cm · 17.6 × 10.4 in

at 300 DPI from the 5,277 × 3,130 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 44.7 × 26.4 cm · 17.6 × 10.4 in
Mat border, sides: 3.0 cm · 1.2 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 7.1 cm · 2.8 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: probably 1743/1762
Medium: etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
Type: Print
Size: 21.9 × 37.5 cm · 8.6 × 14.8 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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