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Shepherd Boy and Eagle

Artist

Richard Saltonstall Greenough (American, 1819–1904)

Date

1853

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

52 11/16 x 33 1/16 x 39 in. (133.8 x 83.9 x 99 cm)

Inscription

Inscribed on base: RICHARD S. GREENOUGH. FECIT. ROMA. 1853.

Credit Line

Gift of several subscribers, 1858

Object Number

UH157