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The Power of Music, 1847. oil on canvas.

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oil on canvas · Framed: 67 x 78 x 7.5 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title
The Power of Music
Artist
William Sidney Mount (American, 1807–1868)
Date
1847
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
Framed: 67 x 78 x 7.5 cm (26 3/8 x 30 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 43.4 x 53.5 cm (17 1/16 x 21 1/16 in.)
Credit line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1807–1868

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The Power of Music · William Sidney Mount, 1847
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