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Egbert Benson by John Vanderlyn

Egbert Benson

John Vanderlyn · 1794

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Artist
John Vanderlyn
Date
1794
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Culture
United States
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THE ARTIST

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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