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Double-Leaf Doors

Pierre Rousseau, 1790s

63 cm × 2.74 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.6 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.74 m
Width: 63 cm
Medium: oil on wood
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: Unframed: 274 x 63 cm (107 7/8 x 24 13/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 63 cm × 2.74 m. Turned to face the way the photograph does.
Credit: Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey

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

How big is it?: 63 cm × 2.74 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1790s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey.
How was it made?: Oil on wood, made in France, France.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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