Columbus Breaking the Egg

Maximum print size

29.2 × 29.2 cm · 11.5 × 11.5 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,461 × 3,444 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame

40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in

Mat opening

29.2 × 29.2 cm · 11.5 × 11.5 in

Mat border, sides

5.8 cm · 2.3 in

Mat border, top and bottom

10.9 cm · 4.3 in

Colour palette

• cream38%
• sepia29%
• sand21%
• taupe12%

Details

Date

1752

Medium

etching

Type

Print

Size

19.8 × 20.2 cm · 7.8 × 8.0 in

Orientation

square

Collection

National Gallery of Art ↗

Also held by

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art