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Snuffbox with miniature of Hercules, Omphale and Cupid

Joseph Etienne Blerzy · 1750–1806

Maximum print size

16.8 × 15.7 cm · 6.6 × 6.2 in

at 300 DPI from the 1,980 × 1,856 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 35.6 × 27.9 cm · 14.0 × 11.0 in
Mat opening: 16.8 × 15.7 cm · 6.6 × 6.2 in
Mat border, sides: 9.4 cm · 3.7 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 6.1 cm · 2.4 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1789–90
Medium: Gold, enamel
Type: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Size: 8.3 × 6.4 cm · 3.3 × 2.5 in
Origin: French, Paris
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Cupid, Hercules
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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