Joseph Willard

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Artist

Washington Allston (American 1779–1843)

Date

1798

Medium

Oil on linen

Dimensions

6 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (16.8 x 23.5 cm) [image]

Inscription

Inscribed: W. ALLSTON DESIGNED / AND PAINTED DECEMBR 1798.

Credit Line

Bequest of William H. Sumner, 1862

Object Number

UR39b