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The Coppersmith

Edgar Melville Ward

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Coppersmith by Edgar Melville Ward. An older man with white hair and a white beard and mustache wearing a white shirt with rolled-up sleeves and a long white apron working in a workshop. The man is standing and holding a copper object in both hands. A wooden workbench is on the left with various metal objects on top and a shelf with tools on the wall above. To the right of the man, there are various tools and pieces of equipment, including a large metal object and a long-handled tool on the floor. The background shows a wooden wall and staircase.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1898
Medium:
Oil on canvas
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
518 × 624 px
Museum record:
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