Portrait of Genio C. Scott

Eastman Johnson, 1859

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Portrait of Genio C. Scott, 1859. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas · Unframed: 102.3 x 127 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Portrait of Genio C. Scott
Artist: Eastman Johnson (American, 1824–1906)
Date: 1859
Medium: oil on canvas
Dimensions: Unframed: 102.3 x 127 cm (40 1/4 x 50 in.)
Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1824–1906

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