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Halting to Make a Sketch by George Catlin, Paul Mellon — VisualArtsDB

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Halting to Make a Sketch

Halting to Make a Sketch

Halting to Make a Sketch

George Catlin Paul Mellon

1854–1869

Medium: oil on card mounted on paperboard
Dimensions: overall: 47 x 62.9 cm (18 1/2 x 24 3/4 in.)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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