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Washington Irving

Artist

Carl Rohl Smith (1848–1900)

Date

about 1886

Medium

Bronze

Dimensions

14 1/4 in. (36.2 cm) (round)

Inscription

Inscribed on bottom of face: “Washington Irving”Inscribed on neck: “Carl Rohl-Smith / New York 1886.”

Credit Line

Gift of Judge Dermot Meagher, 1996

Object Number

UH207b