JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<img src="http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/828359055/Picture_19_bigger_bigger_normal.png" alt="" />
<div style="margin-top:10px">
<input type="button" id="myButton" value="click" />
</div>
JavaScript
function onClick(){
var pathToPicture='http://a2.twimg.com/profile_images/828359055/Picture_19_bigger_bigger_normal.png';//twitter picture
$('<img/>').load(function(){
var elem=$(this);
alert(this.width+'px, jQuery:'+elem.width()+'px, '+elem.css('width'));
}).attr({src:pathToPicture});
}
$('#myButton').unbind('click').click(onClick);