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1820
GUSN-10776
Figure of a young man kneeling on a rock. Behind him are two hunting dogs. The man is wearing a brown coat, grey cap, and red tie around his neck. Predominantly dark greens and browns, with cloudy sky visible through trees. Bits of fall foliage through painting. Frame: Deep cove molding with floral relief decoration in gesso.
paintings (visual works)
supports (artists' materials)
oil paint (paint)
hunting
Picture
Landscape
Oil
Particle Board
Hunting
Landscape
Written in pencil on back of frame: ""E F Welch from Auntie"" and inside frame: ""by Alvin Fisher born in Needham, Mass.""
Fisher, Alvan, 1792-1863 (Artist)
Boston, MA, USA
16.875 x 14.875 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of William Sumner Appleton
1941.207
Massachusetts (United States)
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