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Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan

Rembrandt van Rijn, c. 1656/1658

83 cm × 100 cm

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

Against things you know the size of

Height: 100 cm
Width: 83 cm
Medium: oil on canvas transferred to 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: Widener Collection

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

How big is it?: 83 cm × 100 cm. About the size of a cafe table. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1656/1658. 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: Widener Collection.
How was it made?: Oil on canvas transferred to 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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