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Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River", 1876–77. Oil on canvas mounted on board.
Oil on canvas mounted on board · 35.9 × 28.6 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Realism
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- Museum title
- Study for "William Rush Carving His Allegorical Figure of the Schuylkill River"
- Artist
- Thomas Eakins (American, 1844–1916)
- Date
- 1876–77
- Medium
- Oil on canvas mounted on board
- Dimensions
- 35.9 × 28.6 cm (14 1/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
- Credit line
- Bequest of Dr. John J. Ireland
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.