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Building by a Dam

John Frederick Kensett · 1816–1872

Maximum print size

33.8 × 23.1 cm · 13.3 × 9.1 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,000 × 2,731 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 33.8 × 23.1 cm · 13.3 × 9.1 in
Mat border, sides: 8.6 cm · 3.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 8.9 cm · 3.5 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1850-1860
Medium: graphite over watercolor on wove paper
Type: Drawing
Size: 13.3 × 21.3 cm · 5.3 × 8.4 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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