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Snuffbox with miniature depicting a classical subject

Joseph Etienne Blerzy · 1750–1806

Maximum print size

16.8 × 16.8 cm · 6.6 × 6.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 1,992 × 1,992 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 27.9 × 35.6 cm · 11.0 × 14.0 in
Mat opening: 16.8 × 16.8 cm · 6.6 × 6.6 in
Mat border, sides: 5.6 cm · 2.2 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.4 cm · 3.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1784–85
Medium: Gold, enamel
Type: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Size: 8.6 × 6.4 cm · 3.4 × 2.5 in
Origin: French, Paris
Orientation: square
Subjects: Human Figures
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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