The Thorpe Sisters — William Morris Hunt

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Artist: William Morris Hunt
Date: 1824
Medium: Conté crayon and white chalk on blue laid paper
Location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions: 10 13/16 x 7 in. (27.5 x 17.8 cm)
Collection: The American Wing
Culture: American
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1970

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