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The Lair of the Sea Serpent

(American, 1836–1923)
1864
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions54.61 x 93.03 cm (21 1/2 x 36 5/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Thomas Gold Appleton
Accession number84.283
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsLower left: Elihu Vedder/1864
Provenance1864, Thomas Gold Appleton (b. 1812 - d. 1884), Boston; 1884, bequest of Thomas Gold Appleton to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 6, 1884)
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