The Poor Author and the Rich Bookseller
Washington Allston
(American, 1779–1843)
1811
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions80.01 x 71.75 cm (31 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Charles Sprague Sargent
Accession number27.220
On View
On viewClassificationsPaintings
Collections
ProvenanceThe artist; Thomas Handasyd Perkins, Jr., Boston, by 1839; Ignatius Sargent, Boston, by 1850; Charles Sprague Sargent, Boston; to MFA, 1927, gift of Charles Sprague Sargent.
