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The Stag Hunt, from Pastoral Hunting Scenes

Workshop of Léonard Roby, c. 1775

The Stag Hunt, from Pastoral Hunting Scenes by Workshop of Léonard Roby
The Stag Hunt, from Pastoral Hunting Scenes by Workshop of Léonard Roby, 2.69 m × 2.82 m
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

2.69 m × 2.82 m

It would not fit through your front door. Stood on end it is 1.7 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

This work 2.82 m Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
2.82 m
Width
2.69 m
Medium
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave
Kind
Textile
Made in
Aubusson
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
268.6 × 281.7 cm (105 3/4 × 110 7/8 in.)
Why this differs from the record
Recorded as 2.82 m × 2.69 m. Hung the other way up, because the photograph of it is.
Credit
Gift of Alice H. Patterson

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

How big is it?
2.69 m × 2.82 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1775. 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 Alice H. Patterson.
How was it made?
Wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave, made in Aubusson.
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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