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The South Sea Scheme

William Hogarth · 1697–1764

Maximum print size

36.3 × 29.2 cm · 14.3 × 11.5 in

at 300 DPI from the 4,303 × 3,435 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 50.8 × 40.6 cm · 20.0 × 16.0 in
Mat opening: 36.3 × 29.2 cm · 14.3 × 11.5 in
Mat border, sides: 7.1 cm · 2.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 5.8 cm · 2.3 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1721
Medium: etching and engraving
Type: Print
Size: 25.8 × 32.5 cm · 10.2 × 12.8 in
Orientation: landscape
Collection: National Gallery of Art ↗

Also held by

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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