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A Scene from The Beggar's Opera

William Hogarth · 1697–1764

Maximum print size

60.7 × 50.3 cm · 23.9 × 19.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 7,169 × 5,951 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 16×20 inch frame.

Frame: 91.4 × 61.0 cm · 36.0 × 24.0 in
Mat opening: 60.7 × 50.3 cm · 23.9 × 19.8 in
Mat border, sides: 15.5 cm · 6.1 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.3 cm · 2.1 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1728/1729
Medium: oil on canvas
Type: Painting
Size: 51.1 × 61.2 cm · 20.1 × 24.1 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

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