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The Honourable William Paulding, 1826. Engraving on ivory wove paper.

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Engraving on ivory wove paper · Plate: 12 × 12.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
The Honourable William Paulding
Artist
Asher Brown Durand American, 1796-1886
Date
1826
Medium
Engraving on ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Plate: 12 × 12.4 cm (4 3/4 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 23.8 × 18.5 cm (9 3/8 × 7 5/16 in.)
Credit line
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1796–1886

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The Honourable William Paulding · Asher Brown Durand, 1826
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