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The Spotted Ribbon Snake (Coluber nebulosus?)

Mark Catesby · 1679–1749

Maximum print size

29.0 × 38.4 cm · 11.4 × 15.1 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,410 × 4,537 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 29.0 × 38.4 cm · 11.4 × 15.1 in
Mat border, sides: 5.8 cm · 2.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 6.4 cm · 2.5 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: published 1731-1743
Medium: etching and engraving with hand coloring on laid paper
Type: Print
Size: 35.4 × 26.2 cm · 13.9 × 10.3 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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