A Mexican Vaquero

Frederic Remington, 1890

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A Mexican Vaquero, 1890. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 82.6 × 58.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: A Mexican Vaquero
Artist: Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909)
Date: 1890
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 82.6 × 58.4 cm (32 1/2 × 23 in.)
Credit line: George F. Harding Collection
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1861–1909

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