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Snuffbox with portrait of a woman

Joseph Etienne Blerzy

Maximum print size

17.0 × 12.2 cm · 6.7 × 4.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,007 × 1,440 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: 17.0 × 12.2 cm · 6.7 × 4.8 in
Mat border, sides: 4.3 cm · 1.7 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.1 cm · 1.6 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1773–74, miniature ca. 1778–80
Medium: Gold, enamel, ivory, glass
Type: Metalwork-Gold and Platinum|Miniatures
Size: 8.3 × 6.2 cm · 3.3 × 2.4 in
Origin: French, Paris
Orientation: landscape
Subjects: Portraits, Women
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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