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A Mother and Child
A Mother and Child

A Mother and Child

Benjamin West (American, 1738–1820)
1758–1820
Medium/TechniquePen and brown wash, touched with light blue
Dimensions17.8 x 12.2cm (7 x 4 13/16in.)
Credit LineGift in memory of John Hubbard Sturgis by his daughters, Miss Frances C. Sturgis, Miss Mabel R. Sturgis, Mrs. William Haynes-Smith (Alice Maud Sturgis), and Miss Evelyn R. Sturgis
Accession number42.595
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ClassificationsWatercolors
ProvenanceJohn Hubbard Sturgis (1834-1888); Miss Frances C. Sturgis, Miss Mabel R. Sturgis, Mrs. William Haynes-Smith (Alice Maud Sturgis), and Miss Evelyn R. Sturgis (daughters of the John Hubbard Sturgis); gift to MFA, December 10, 1942.