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Baron Alexander von Humboldt
Moses Wight (American, 1827–1895)
1852
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
70.8 x 60.64 cm (27 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Moses Wight
Accession Number96.47
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsLower right: M. Wight Pt./Berlin/1852; Reverse: Portrait of Baron Alex. Von Humboldt/painted in his 82nd year/M. Wight/Berlin Feb. 1852
ProvenanceThe artist; to MFA, 1896, bequest of Moses Wight.