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Anahita. The Flight of Night
William Morris Hunt (American, 1824–1879)
about 1878
Medium/Technique
Oil and chalk on canvas
Dimensions
158.75 x 253.36 cm (62 1/2 x 99 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of H. Nelson Slater, Mrs. Esther Slater Kerrigan and Mrs. Ray Slater Murphy in memory of their mother Mabel Hunt Slater
Accession Number44.48
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsPaintings
ProvenanceAbout 1878, the artist; 1879, by descent to the artist's wife, Louisa Dumaresq Perkins Hunt; about 1897, by descent to the artist's daughter, Mabel Hunt (Mrs. Horatio Nelson) Slater, Readville, Mass.; by descent to her children, H. Nelson Slater, Mrs. Esther Slater Kerrigan, and Mrs. Ray Slater Murphy; 1944, gift of H. Nelson Slater, Mrs. Esther Slater Kerrigan, and Mrs. Ray Slater Murphy to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 10, 1944)