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Figure in Turkish Costume

Eugène Delacroix, c. 1856–1863

Figure in Turkish Costume by Eugène Delacroix
Figure in Turkish Costume by Eugène Delacroix, 32 cm × 43 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

32 cm × 43 cm

About the size of an open laptop. You would need 4 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 43 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
43 cm
Width
32 cm
Medium
oil on paper, glued to canvas
Kind
Painting
Made in
France, 19th century
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: 43.2 x 32.4 cm (17 x 12 3/4 in.)
Credit
Gift of Paul and Odette Wurzburger

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

How big is it?
32 cm × 43 cm. About the size of an open laptop. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1856–1863. 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 Paul and Odette Wurzburger.
How was it made?
Oil on paper, glued to canvas, made in France, 19th century, France, 19th century.
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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