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The Natchez

Eugène Delacroix, 1823–24 and 1835

1.17 m × 90 cm

About the size of a cafe table. You would need 1 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 90 cm
Width: 1.17 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: 35 1/2 x 46 in. (90.2 x 116.8 cm)
Credit: Purchase, Gifts of George N. and Helen M. Richard and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh and Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, by exchange, 1989

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

How big is it?: 1.17 m × 90 cm. About the size of a cafe table. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1823–24 and 1835. 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: Purchase, Gifts of George N. and Helen M. Richard and Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh and Bequest of Emma A. Sheafer, by exchange, 1989.
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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