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Head of a Woman Looking Down

Gilles-Antoine Demarteau after François-André Vincent, c. 1788

Head of a Woman Looking Down by Gilles-Antoine Demarteau after François-André Vincent
Head of a Woman Looking Down by Gilles-Antoine Demarteau after François-André Vincent, 37 cm × 51 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

37 cm × 51 cm

About the size of a bathroom mirror. You would need 3 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 51 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
51 cm
Width
37 cm
Medium
chalk manner and tool work, printed in red, black, and blue
Kind
Print
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
Credit
Gift of Ivan E. and Winifred Phillips in honor of Philip Conisbee

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How big is it?
37 cm × 51 cm. About the size of a bathroom mirror. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made c. 1788. It is in the public domain, and National Gallery of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by National Gallery of Art: Gift of Ivan E. and Winifred Phillips in honor of Philip Conisbee.
How was it made?
Chalk manner and tool work, printed in red, black, and blue.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at National Gallery of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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