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The Muray (Muraena helena)

Mark Catesby · 1679–1749

Maximum print size

39.4 × 29.2 cm · 15.5 × 11.5 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,651 × 3,449 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 39.4 × 29.2 cm · 15.5 × 11.5 in
Mat border, sides: 5.8 cm · 2.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.8 cm · 2.3 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: published 1754
Medium: etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
Type: Print
Size: 26.8 × 36.5 cm · 10.6 × 14.4 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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