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Conversation Piece

Louis Léopold Boilly · 1761–1845

Maximum print size

20.8 × 25.9 cm · 8.2 × 10.2 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,446 × 3,047 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 27.9 × 35.6 cm · 11.0 × 14.0 in
Mat opening: 20.8 × 25.9 cm · 8.2 × 10.2 in
Mat border, sides: 3.6 cm · 1.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.8 cm · 1.9 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1789–93
Medium: Pen and gray ink, brush and gray wash
Type: Drawings
Size: 18.7 × 14.9 cm · 7.4 × 5.9 in
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Dogs, Men, Pianos, Women
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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