Fish

Shepard Alonzo Mount, 1842

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Fish, 1842. Oil on panel.

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Oil on panel · 17.2 × 27.3 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Fish
Artist: Shepard Alonzo Mount American, 1804–1868
Date: 1842
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 17.2 × 27.3 cm (6 3/4 × 10 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Purchased with funds provided by Charles C. Haffner III
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1804–1868

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