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Lady Dashwood and Her Son by Sir Joshua Reynolds

Lady Dashwood and Her Son

Sir Joshua Reynolds · 1780

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Artist
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Date
1780
Medium
Oil on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
Sheet: 9 x 7 1/2 in. (22.9 x 19.1 cm)
Collection
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1954
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