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Hippolyte Lavoignat

Follower of Honoré Daumier, c. 1860

Hippolyte Lavoignat by Follower of Honoré Daumier
Hippolyte Lavoignat by Follower of Honoré Daumier, 37 cm × 46 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

37 cm × 46 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

This work 46 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
46 cm
Width
37 cm
Medium
oil on canvas
Kind
Painting
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
Why this differs from the record
Recorded as 39 cm × 46 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit
Chester Dale Collection

Ask this work

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

How big is it?
37 cm × 46 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1860. It is in the public domain, and National Gallery of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by National Gallery of Art: Chester Dale Collection.
How was it made?
Oil on canvas.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at National Gallery of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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