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William Morris Hunt

The Violet Girl (La Bouquetière)

Maker

William Morris Hunt (American, 1824-1879)

Title

The Violet Girl (La Bouquetière)

Year

1856

Medium

  • Oil on canvas

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Oil on canvas

Materials

oil paint

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

100.3 x 81.3 cm (39 1/2 x 32 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed and dated LR:Wm. M. Hunt

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. S. Foster Damon

Object Number

72.177

Type

  • Paintings

Publications

  • Books

A Handbook of the Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design

  • Books

Selection VII: American Painting from the Museum's Collection, c.1800-1930

Exhibition History

After Eden
The Rise and Reform of American Art, 1840-1910
Apr 26, 1996 – Dec 29, 1996
From the Reserve IV
Nineteenth-Century American Painting
Jul 22, 1994 – Oct 02, 1994
Romanticism and Revival
Nineteenth-Century American Art from the Permanent Collection
Dec 04, 1992 – Jun 26, 1993
Selection VII
American Paintings from the Museum's Collection, ca. 1800-1930
Mar 31, 1977 – May 08, 1977

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William Morris Hunt (American, 1824-1879)
The Violet Girl (La Bouquetière), 1856
Oil on canvas
100.3 x 81.3 cm (39 1/2 x 32 inches)
Gift of Mrs. S. Foster Damon 72.177

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