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The Poor Author and the Rich Bookseller
Washington Allston (American, 1779–1843)
1811
Medium/Technique
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
80.01 x 71.75 cm (31 1/2 x 28 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Charles Sprague Sargent
Accession Number27.220
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceThe artist; Thomas Handasyd Perkins, Jr., Boston, by 1839; Ignatius Sargent, Boston, by 1850; Charles Sprague Sargent, Boston; to MFA, 1927, gift of Charles Sprague Sargent.