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Collection Highlights

The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)

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Mrs. John Dolbeare (1675-1744)

Object Number: 
1958.136
Artist/Maker:
Ann Pollard Limner
Date: 
ca. 1730
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 
Overall: 30 x 25 1/2 in. ( 76.2 x 64.8 cm )
Gallery Label: 
Mrs. John Dolbeare (née Sarah Comer) was the wife of a pewterer in Boston.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mrs. C. Peabody Mohun
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
Creative: Tronvig Group