Merced River, Yosemite Valley

Albert Bierstadt, 1866

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Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1866. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 36 x 50 in. (91.4 x 127 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: Merced River, Yosemite Valley
Artist: Albert Bierstadt (American, Solingen 1830–1902 New York)
Date: 1866
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 36 x 50 in. (91.4 x 127 cm)
Credit line: Gift of the sons of William Paton, 1909
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1830–1902

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