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Collections: American Art: The Dead Alchemist

The Dead Alchemist

Artist: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836-1923
Medium: Oil on panel
Dates: 1868
Dimensions: 14 7/16 x 20 1/16 in. (36.6 x 51 cm)
Signature: Signed lower right: "18 V 68"; signed verso lower right: "Elihu VeddeR/ Rome 1868"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 21.78
Credit Line: Bequest of William H. Herriman
Image: Overall, 21.78_transp6194.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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