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Elizabeth Maria Church by John Vanderlyn

Elizabeth Maria Church

John Vanderlyn · 1799

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DETAILS
Artist
John Vanderlyn
Date
1799
Medium
Probably Conté crayon on off-white wove paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
8 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (21.3 x 16 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Bequest of Ella Church Strobell, 1917
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John Vanderlyn

John Vanderlyn, a protégé of Aaron Burr, was the first American painter to study in France, earning a gold medal at the Paris Salon for 'Caius Marius Amid the Ruins of Carthage'.

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