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Family Group before United States Capitol

American Art Museum

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    Object Details

    Artist

    Unidentified

    Credit Line

    Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase

    Date

    ca. 1850

    Object number

    1968.36

    Restrictions & Rights

    CC0

    Type

    Painting
    Folk Art

    Medium

    oil on canvas

    Dimensions

    22 7/8 x 30 1/4 in. (58.2 x 76.9 cm)

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    Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

    Department

    Painting and Sculpture

    Data Source

    Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Topic

    Animal\dog
    Landscape\District of Columbia\Washington
    Portrait group\family
    Architecture Exterior\civic\U. S. Capitol

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk73ad7ae95-6aad-48af-99a0-6d8d2eb7e7a1

    Record ID

    saam_1968.36

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