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John Thornton Kirkland

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Artist

Horatio Greenough (American 1805–1852)

Date

1831

Medium

Marble

Dimensions

28 3/16 x 25 3/16 x 14 3/8 in. (71.6 x 64 x 36.5 cm)

Description

Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson for the Boston Athenæum.

Credit Line

Gift of several subscribers, 1832

Object Number

UH77