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Mrs. (Thomas) Sarah Best

(American, 1785–1851)
1820
Medium/TechniqueGraphite and black chalk on paper, possibly touched with a neutral wash
DimensionsSheet: 29.5 x 24.29 cm (11 5/8 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession number52.1564
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ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsInscription upper right: "Sarah Best / Audubon / 1820"
ProvenanceMaxim Karolik, Newport; Gift to MFA November 13, 1952