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The Poor Author and the Rich Bookseller
The Poor Author and the Rich Bookseller

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 view
ClassificationsPaintings
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.
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Rising of a Thunderstorm at Sea
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Washington Allston
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Washington Allston
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William Ellery Channing
William Ellery Channing
Washington Allston
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Washington Allston
1835
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Washington Allston
1814–16
Moonlight
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Washington Allston
1819
Head of a Jew
Head of a Jew
Washington Allston
1817
Donna Mencia in the Robber's Cavern
Donna Mencia in the Robber's Cavern
Washington Allston
1815
Landscape with a Lake
Landscape with a Lake
Washington Allston
1804
Beatrice
Beatrice
Washington Allston
1819
Study for Belshazzar's Feast
Study for Belshazzar's Feast
Washington Allston
1817