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Cruelty in Perfection

John Bell · 1725–1775

Maximum print size

Frame
40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening
28.4 × 33.8 cm · 11.2 × 13.3 in
Mat border, sides
6.1 cm · 2.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom
8.6 cm · 3.4 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date
1750
Medium
woodcut on thick laid paper
Type
Print
Size
44.6 × 37.0 cm · 17.6 × 14.6 in
Orientation
portrait
Collection
National Gallery of Art ↗

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