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Sketch of a Sphinx [?] (verso)

Luc-Olivier Merson · 1846–1920

Maximum print size

46.5 × 26.7 cm · 18.3 × 10.5 in

at 300 DPI from the 5,488 × 3,136 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 61.0 × 45.7 cm · 24.0 × 18.0 in
Mat opening: 46.5 × 26.7 cm · 18.3 × 10.5 in
Mat border, sides: 7.1 cm · 2.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.7 cm · 3.8 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: c. 1879–80
Medium: black chalk
Type: Drawing
Origin: France, 19th century
Orientation: landscape
Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art ↗

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