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    Museum collections / The Metropolitan Museum of Art
    Study for "John Brown in Prison"
    Thomas Hovenden. Study for "John Brown in Prison", ca. 1884. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).
    AT-00017286

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    Study for "John Brown in Prison"

    by Thomas Hovenden

    Quick Overview

    Artist
    Thomas Hovenden (American (born Ireland), Dunmanway 1840–1895 Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania)
    Date
    ca. 1884
    Medium
    Graphite and chinese white on tan paper
    Dimensions
    9 5/16 x 11 3/8 in. (23.7 x 28.9 cm)
    Type
    Drawing
    Classification
    Drawing
    Department
    The American Wing
    Credit line
    Gift of David Stewart Hull, in memory of Katharine Hull Davis and Erastus Hewitt Hull Jr., 1993
    Accession no.
    1993.103

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