On a Terrace

Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier, 1867

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On a Terrace, 1867. oil on wood panel.

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oil on wood panel · Framed: 50.5 x 40 x 8 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: On a Terrace
Artist: Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)
Date: 1867
Medium: oil on wood panel
Dimensions: Framed: 50.5 x 40 x 8 cm (19 7/8 x 15 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Bequest of Clara Louise Gehring Bickford
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1815–1891

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