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The Recording of Precedents: Confucius and His Pupils Collate and Transcribe Documents in Their Favorite Grove; Color Study for Mural, Supreme Court Room, Minnesota State Capitol, Saint Paul

John La Farge · 1835–1910

Maximum print size

18.8 × 9.1 cm · 7.4 × 3.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,221 × 1,088 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 25.4 × 20.3 cm · 10.0 × 8.0 in
Mat opening: 18.8 × 9.1 cm · 7.4 × 3.6 in
Mat border, sides: 3.3 cm · 1.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.6 cm · 2.2 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1903
Medium: Gouache, watercolor, gum arabic, and graphite on tan wove paper
Size: 17.8 × 27.0 cm · 7.0 × 10.6 in
Origin: American
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Men, Writing
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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