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Mrs. William Astor (Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, 1831–1908)

Carolus-Duran (Charles-Auguste-Emile Durant), 1890

Mrs. William Astor (Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, 1831–1908) by Carolus-Duran (Charles-Auguste-Emile Durant)
Mrs. William Astor (Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, 1831–1908) by Carolus-Duran (Charles-Auguste-Emile Durant), 1.07 m × 2.12 m
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

1.07 m × 2.12 m

Taller than a doorway. Stood on end it is 1.2 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

This work 2.12 m Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
2.12 m
Width
1.07 m
Medium
Oil on canvas
Kind
Paintings
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
83 1/2 × 42 1/4 in. (212.1 × 107.3 cm)
Credit
Gift of R. Thornton Wilson and Orme Wilson, 1949

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

How big is it?
1.07 m × 2.12 m. Taller than a doorway. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1890. It is in the public domain, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Gift of R. Thornton Wilson and Orme Wilson, 1949.
How was it made?
Oil on canvas.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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