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The Destruction of Pharaoh's Army

Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, II, 1792

The Destruction of Pharaoh's Army by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, II
The Destruction of Pharaoh's Army by Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, II, 1.02 m × 1.27 m
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

1.02 m × 1.27 m

Almost as tall as you are. It comes to about the height of the person standing beside it.

Against things you know the size of

This work 1.27 m Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
1.27 m
Width
1.02 m
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
127 × 102.3 cm (50 × 40 1/2 in.)
Credit
Purchased with funds provided by the Old Masters Society, Mrs. P. Kelley Armour and Mr. and Mrs. William B. Graham through the Old Masters Society; gift of Richard L. Feigen; Alexander A. McKay, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Vale endowments; through prior acquisitions of Max and Leola Epstein, William O. and Erna Sawyer Goodman Fund through Friends of American Art, Mrs. Robert Hall McCormick in memory of Robert Hall McCormick, and Dellora A. Norris

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

How big is it?
1.02 m × 1.27 m. Almost as tall as you are. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1792. 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: Purchased with funds provided by the Old Masters Society, Mrs. P. Kelley Armour and Mr. and Mrs. William B. Graham through the Old Masters Society; gift of Richard L. Feigen; Alexander A. McKay, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Vale endowments; through prior acquisitions of Max and Leola Epstein, William O. and Erna Sawyer Goodman Fund through Friends of American Art, Mrs. Robert Hall McCormick in memory of Robert Hall McCormick, and Dellora A. Norris.
How was it made?
Oil on canvas, made in France, 18th Century.
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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