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The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog

Thomas Eakins

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman in a long, light blue dress with long sleeves and a ruffled neckline sits on a wooden chair, holding a newspaper. The woman has dark hair styled up and is wearing bracelets on both wrists. A brown and white dog lies on a red patterned rug in front of the chair. The background features a yellow curtain, a wooden dresser with drawers to the left, and a cabinet or bookshelf to the right. There are framed pictures on the wall and the dresser.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1884–89
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
482 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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