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A Pond in a Quiet Landscape

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Artist

Benjamin Smith Rotch (American 1817–1882)

Date

about 1870

Medium

Oil on panel

Dimensions

10 1/16 x 15 3/8 in. (25.6 x 39 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Misses Aimee and Rosamond Lamb, 1979

Object Number

UR185