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    Museum collections / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    The Muse of Painting
    John La Farge. The Muse of Painting, 1870. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00013686

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    The Muse of Painting

    by John La Farge

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    John La Farge (American, New York 1835–1910 Providence, Rhode Island)
    Date
    1870
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    49 1/2 x 38 1/4 in. (125.7 x 97.2 cm)
    Type
    Painting
    Classification
    Painting
    Department
    The American Wing
    Credit line
    Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan and Henry Walters, 1909
    Accession no.
    09.176

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