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Innocence Prefers Love to Riches, c. 1804. Oil on panel.

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Oil on panel · 34.3 × 27.2 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
Innocence Prefers Love to Riches
Artist
Pierre Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758–1823)
Date
c. 1804
Medium
Oil on panel
Dimensions
34.3 × 27.2 cm (13 1/2 × 10 9/16 in.); Framed: 44.5 × 37.2 cm (17 1/2 × 14 5/8 in.)
Credit line
Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1758–1823

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Innocence Prefers Love to Riches · Pierre Paul Prud'hon, c. 1804
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