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The Last Drop

Charles Joseph Hullmandel, published January 1, 1829

The Last Drop by Charles Joseph Hullmandel
The Last Drop by Charles Joseph Hullmandel, 31 cm × 24 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

31 cm × 24 cm

About the size of a sheet of A4. You would need 6 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 24 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
24 cm
Width
31 cm
Medium
Lithograph on paper
Kind
Print
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
Image: 20.5 × 30.5 cm (8 1/8 × 12 1/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record
Recorded as 31 cm × 21 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit
Gift of Chalkley J. Hambleton

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

How big is it?
31 cm × 24 cm. About the size of a sheet of A4. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made published January 1, 1829. 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: Gift of Chalkley J. Hambleton.
How was it made?
Lithograph on paper, made in England.
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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