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Portrait of a lady and her son by John Vanderlyn

Portrait of a lady and her son

John Vanderlyn · 1800

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Artist
John Vanderlyn
Date
1800
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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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