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Fisher Boy by Hiram Powers

Fisher Boy

Hiram Powers · 1841

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DETAILS
Artist
Hiram Powers
Date
1841
Medium
Marble
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
57 1/2 x 19 x 16 in. (146.1 x 48.3 x 40.6 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Bequest of Hamilton Fish, 1894
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