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On Hampstead Heath by James Hamilton

On Hampstead Heath

James Hamilton · 1856

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Artist
James Hamilton
Date
1856
Medium
Oil on canvas
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
14 x 20 in. (35.6 x 50.8 cm)
Collection
The American Wing
Culture
American
Credit line
Gift of William Sartain, 1912
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