Phebe Russell Swain Welch

Sheldon Peck, c. 1837

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Phebe Russell Swain Welch, c. 1837. Oil on canvas.

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Oil on canvas · 65.4 × 55.3 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Phebe Russell Swain Welch
Artist: Sheldon Peck American, 1797–1868
Date: c. 1837
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 65.4 × 55.3 cm (25 3/4 × 21 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Juli and David Grainger Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1797–1868

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