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The Pathetic Song

Thomas Eakins · 1844–1916

Maximum print size

12.4 × 18.5 cm · 4.9 × 7.3 in

at 300 DPI from the 1,484 × 2,203 px original. Too small for a standard frame at full quality. Best viewed on screen.

Frame: 20.3 × 25.4 cm · 8.0 × 10.0 in
Mat opening: 12.4 × 18.5 cm · 4.9 × 7.3 in
Mat border, sides: 3.8 cm · 1.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 3.6 cm · 1.4 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1881
Medium: Watercolor on off-white wove paper
Size: 42.5 × 28.4 cm · 16.7 × 11.2 in
Origin: American
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Men, Pianos, Women
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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