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The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog

Thomas Eakins

ca. 1884–89

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog by Thomas Eakins

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

30 x 23 in. (76.2 x 58.4 cm)

Classification

Painting

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Fletcher Fund, 1923

Accession Number

23.139

Rights

Public Domain

Tags

PortraitsWomenDogs

About the Artist

Thomas Eakins · 1844–1916

Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) was an American painter, photographer, and educator who carried 19th-century American Realism to its highest achievement. Based in Philadelphia throughout his life, he created uncompromising portraits and genre scenes that depicted American life with a scientific precision and psychological depth unprecedented in his time. Born into an educated Philadelphia family, Eakin...

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