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William Powell Frith, 1855

31 cm × 38 cm

About the size of an open laptop. You would need 4 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 38 cm
Width: 31 cm
Medium: Oil on board
Kind: Painting
Made in: England
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: 38 × 31 cm (14 11/16 × 12 in.)
Credit: Purchased with funds provided by Irving Lauf and Irene McNear, Mrs. P. Kelley Armour through The Old Masters Society, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson; through prior acquisition of Mrs. Dellora A. Norris

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 31 cm × 38 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1855. It is in the public domain, and The Art Institute of Chicago publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Art Institute of Chicago: Purchased with funds provided by Irving Lauf and Irene McNear, Mrs. P. Kelley Armour through The Old Masters Society, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson; through prior acquisition of Mrs. Dellora A. Norris.
How was it made?: Oil on board, made in England, nineteenth century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Art Institute of Chicago. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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