The Puritan by Augustus Saint-Gaudens — Augustus Saint-Gaudens. The Puritan, 1883–86, cast 1899 or after. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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The Puritan

by Augustus Saint-Gaudens

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Artist: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Dublin 1848–1907 Cornish, New Hampshire)
Date: 1883–86, cast 1899 or after
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: 30 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 13 in. (77.5 x 47 x 33 cm)
Type: Sculpture
Classification: Sculpture
Department: The American Wing
Credit line: Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939
Accession no.: 39.65.53

Provenance

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