# The Veteran

**Marie-François Firmin-Girard** (French, 1838–1921)  
1870  
oil on canvas  
Unframed: 43 x 30.3 cm (16 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.)

Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 2010.20. [The museum's record](https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.20).

## About this work

Marie-François Firmin-Girard painted this in 1870, aged 32. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

### How it was made

- **Oil paint.** Pigment ground in a drying oil, usually linseed. It dries slowly, so painters could blend on the canvas, build up thin translucent glazes, and rework a picture over weeks. Canvas replaced wooden panels in the 1500s because it is lighter and can be rolled.

### [Marie-François Firmin-Girard](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/marie-francois-firmin-girard)

French, 1838–1921

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: France, 19th Century
- The artist was 32
- Real size: about 17 × 12 in (43 × 30 cm). The 12 × 16 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 19th century
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/774.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/774/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-veteran-cma-168420).