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The Red Cross Knight

John Singleton Copley, 1793

The Red Cross Knight by John Singleton Copley
The Red Cross Knight by John Singleton Copley, 2.73 m × 2.13 m
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

2.73 m × 2.13 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

This work 2.13 m Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
2.13 m
Width
2.73 m
Medium
oil on canvas
Kind
Painting
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 Mrs. Gordon Dexter

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

How big is it?
2.73 m × 2.13 m. It would not fit through your front door. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1793. 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 Mrs. Gordon Dexter.
How was it made?
Oil on canvas.
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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