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Chevy
Chevy

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Chevy

Edwin Henry Landseer(English, 1802-1873)

Date
1868
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
54 1/2 x 83 in. (138.4 x 210.8 cm) FRAMED: 65 1/2 x 93 5/8 x 3 1/4
Department
European Painting
Classification
Paintings
Credit
Founders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Macauley, Jr. Fund
Accession No.
76.4
Provenance
London, Collection Richard Hemming; London, auction (Christie's), 25 May, 1895, lot 62, bought by Agnew; London, Thomas Agnew and Co. (dealer); London, Collection Sir Joseph Robinson; London, (sale) Christie's, 6 July, 1923, lot 115, bought by J. B. Robinson; By descent to his daughter Princess Labia; London, auction Joseph Robinson, (Christie's), 20 November, 1963, lot 107; London, auction (Christie's), 26 July, 1974, lot 277; London, auction (Christie's), 25 July, 1975, lot 12, pl. 2; Founders Society Purchase in 1976 with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Alvan Macauley, Jr.
Keywords
canvas, oil, paint, landscape, animalia

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