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A Design for Illuminations to Celebrate the Birthday of King George III

Robert Adam · 1728–1792

Maximum print size

41.1 × 30.2 cm · 16.2 × 11.9 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,869 × 3,577 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 41.1 × 30.2 cm · 16.2 × 11.9 in
Mat border, sides: 4.8 cm · 1.9 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.3 cm · 2.1 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1763
Medium: watercolor over graphite heightened with white on laid paper
Type: Drawing
Size: 42.3 × 57.5 cm · 16.7 × 22.6 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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