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Portrait of the Katchef Dahouth, Christian Mameluke

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, 1804

Portrait of the Katchef Dahouth, Christian Mameluke by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson
Portrait of the Katchef Dahouth, Christian Mameluke by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, 1.13 m × 1.45 m
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

1.13 m × 1.45 m

Almost as tall as you are. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

This work 1.45 m Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
1.45 m
Width
1.13 m
Medium
Oil on canvas
Kind
Painting
Made in
France
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
144.7 × 113 cm (57 × 44 1/2 in.)
Credit
Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection; through prior gift of Frank H. and Louise B. Woods

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

How big is it?
1.13 m × 1.45 m. Almost as tall as you are. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1804. 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: Charles H. and Mary F. S. Worcester Collection; through prior gift of Frank H. and Louise B. Woods.
How was it made?
Oil on canvas, made in France, 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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