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Portrait of a Man in Costume

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, c. 1767–68

Portrait of a Man in Costume by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Portrait of a Man in Costume by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 65 cm × 80 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

65 cm × 80 cm

About the size of a bathroom mirror. You would need 2 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 80 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
80 cm
Width
65 cm
Medium
Oil on canvas
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
80.3 × 64.7 cm (31 5/8 × 25 1/2 in.)
Credit
Gift of Mary and Leigh Block in honor of John Maxon

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

How big is it?
65 cm × 80 cm. About the size of a bathroom mirror. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1767–68. 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 Mary and Leigh Block in honor of John Maxon.
How was it made?
Oil on canvas, made in France, Flemish.
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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