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The Great Red Dragon and the Beast from the Sea

William Blake · 1757–1827

Maximum print size

29.0 × 32.5 cm · 11.4 × 12.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,432 × 3,839 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 29.0 × 32.5 cm · 11.4 × 12.8 in
Mat border, sides: 5.8 cm · 2.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.1 cm · 3.6 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: c. 1805
Medium: pen and ink with watercolor over graphite
Type: Drawing
Size: 40.1 × 35.6 cm · 15.8 × 14.0 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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