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The Alps

(American, 1821–1910)
about 1847
Medium/TechniqueOil on panel
Dimensions27.3 x 35.24 cm (10 3/4 x 13 7/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Mrs. Edward Wheelwright
Accession number13.463
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPaintings
Collections
InscriptionsLower right: W A GAY
Provenance1863, possibly G.B. Upton, Boston [see note]. Edward Wheelwright (b. 1824 - d. 1900), Boston; by inheritance to his widow, Isaphene Moore Luyster Wheelwright (b. 1831 - d. 1907), Boston; 1913, bequest of Mrs. Edward Wheelwright to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 3, 1913)

NOTE: Possibly the Gay painting "The Alps" lent to the Boston Athenaeum that year.
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