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Studies for the figures of the Princess Alfred and Octavius in the picture of their Apotheosis

(American, 1738–1820)
1758–1820
Medium/TechniquePen and brown ink and brown wash
Dimensions44.3 x 30.3cm (17 7/16 x 11 15/16in.)
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 number42.607
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ClassificationsDrawings
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.