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Dr. Syntax at the Funeral of his Wife

(English, 1756–1827)
by 1820
Medium/TechniquePen, ink and wash over graphite pencil on paper
DimensionsSight: 11.5 x 19.5 cm (4 1/2 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of John T. Spaulding
Accession number48.119
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsWatercolors
InscriptionsIn ink LR: "T. Rowlandson"
ProvenanceJohn Taylor Spaulding (1870-1948, Boston); gift to MFA, January 8, 1948.
Thomas Rowlandson
1776–1827
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