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Plate 75: A Fly and Other Insects with an Iris

Joris Hoefnagel · 1542–1600

Maximum print size

41.7 × 32.3 cm · 16.4 × 12.7 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,909 × 3,819 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame
50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening
41.7 × 32.3 cm · 16.4 × 12.7 in
Mat border, sides
4.6 cm · 1.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom
4.3 cm · 1.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date
c.1575/1590s
Medium
watercolor and gold paint on parchment
Type
Drawing
Size
14.3 × 18.4 cm · 5.6 × 7.2 in
Orientation
landscape
Collection
National Gallery of Art ↗

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