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The American School

Matthew Pratt

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts six men in a room. A man on the left wears a green suit and black hat, holding a sculpture. Next to him, a man sits on a stool holding a large piece of paper. A third man sits at a table with a blue jacket, and a fourth man behind the table wears a green vest. A fifth man sits on the right side of the room on a chair holding a violin and painting tools in front of an easel with a large canvas. A small white sculpture of a head sits on the table. The men wear 18th-century clothing, including suits, coats, white stockings, and shoes. The background is dark.

Artwork Details

Date
1765
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
599 × 438 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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