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The Soothsayer

(American (born in England), 1816–1879)
1836–79
Medium/TechniqueGraphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSheet: 44.3 x 33.0 cm (17 7/16 x 13 in.)
Credit LinePartly purchased and partly the gift of E. W. Hooper, William Sturgis Bigelow Collection, and Mrs. John M. Forbes
Accession number81.100
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsBottom: W. Rimmer/The Soothsayer
ProvenanceE. W. Hooper, William S. Bigelow, and Mrs. John M. Forbes; partly a gift and partly purchased by MFA, August 8, 1881.
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William Rimmer
1878 (or 1870)
Lion and Mouse
William Rimmer
1871
Victory
William Rimmer
1836–79
William Rimmer
1836–79
William Rimmer
1836–79
Achilles
William Rimmer
1867
A Dead Soldier
William Rimmer
1860–70
Soldiers
William Rimmer
1872 or later
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about 1877