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Tea Rusk and Brick House

William P. Chappel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of a red brick house with green shutters. Two people are visible. The house has two stories and a brown roof. The roof has three white dormer windows. There are four windows on the top floor and three on the bottom. A green door with a white frame is on the left side of the house. A person peers out of the doorway. A tree stands on the right side of the house. A man walks on the sidewalk to the right of the tree. He wears a blue jacket and brown pants. A large basket is slung over his shoulder. A streetlamp is on the sidewalk between the tree and the house. The background is a blue sky.

Artwork Details

Date
1870s
Medium
Oil on slate paper
Culture
American
Dimensions
428 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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