Hannah Amidst the Vines [alt: Octoroon]

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Hannah Amidst the Vines [alt: Octoroon]

Eastman Johnson
(1824 - 1906)
artist

Object Type

Painting

Medium

Oil on illustration board

Date

1858

Dimensions

355.6 x 266.7 mm

Credit

Gift of George Bliss

Accession Number

1939.1.1

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