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Sympathy

Name: Sympathy
Brand: Best in Show
SKU: PA-01852

Briton Rivière, 1878

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No print size passed the check for this piece: at 8 x 10 in, 80 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged. We would rather show it than sell a soft print.

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A small girl sits in disgrace on the stairs, and her white terrier leans its whole body into her shoulder to share the sentence. Rivière's most beloved painting, modelled on his own daughter and her dog — the definitive image of solidarity without words.

Maker: Briton Rivière
Date: 1878
Medium of the original: Oil on canvas
Original held by: Royal Holloway, University of London
Credit: Royal Holloway, University of London · via Wikimedia Commons
Rights: Public domain, verified
Catalogue number: PA-01852

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Size	Why
8 x 10 in	80 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
8 x 12 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
11 x 14 in	57 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 16 in	50 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
12 x 18 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
16 x 20 in	40 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
16 x 24 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
18 x 24 in	33 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
20 x 30 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
24 x 30 in	26 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
24 x 36 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop
30 x 40 in	20 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
36 x 48 in	16 dpi; a historical scan is never enlarged
40 x 60 in	Wrong shape: a 17% crop