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Civil War Scene
Civil War Scene

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Civil War Scene

William S. Rimmer(American, 1816-1879)

Date
c. 1870/1871
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
20 1/4 x 27 1/4 in. 51.4 x 69.2 cm Framed: 27 1/2 x 37 5/8 x 3 3/4 in.
Department
American Art before 1950
Classification
Paintings
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Stern
Accession No.
73.103
Provenance
Caroline Hunt Rimmer. Unidentified male operator of horse-rental establishment near South Station, Boston, who lived in Lexington, Mass. Miss Florence M. Young and unidentified older sister, 1920s. Miss Florence M. Young, West Roxbury, Mass. Mrs. Kingsbury, Medfield, Mass., ca. 1961-mid-1970. Vose Galleries, Boston. Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Stern, Franklin, Mich. Acquired in 1973
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