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Allan Melville by John Rubens Smith

Allan Melville

John Rubens Smith · 1810

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Artist
John Rubens Smith
Date
1810
Medium
Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on smooth surfaced off-white wove paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
8 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (22.5 x 17.1 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Bequest of Charlotte E. Hoadley, 1946
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