Anahita. The Flight of Night
William Morris Hunt
(American, 1824–1879)
about 1878
Medium/TechniqueOil and chalk on canvas
Dimensions158.75 x 253.36 cm (62 1/2 x 99 3/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of H. Nelson Slater, Mrs. Esther Slater Kerrigan and Mrs. Ray Slater Murphy in memory of their mother Mabel Hunt Slater
Accession number44.48
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ProvenanceAbout 1878, the artist; 1879, by descent to the artist's wife, Louisa Dumaresq Perkins Hunt; about 1897, by descent to the artist's daughter, Mabel Hunt (Mrs. Horatio Nelson) Slater, Readville, Mass.; by descent to her children, H. Nelson Slater, Mrs. Esther Slater Kerrigan, and Mrs. Ray Slater Murphy; 1944, gift of H. Nelson Slater, Mrs. Esther Slater Kerrigan, and Mrs. Ray Slater Murphy to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 10, 1944)
