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The Enemy Sowing Tares

Artist: Elihu Vedder, American, 1836-1923
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dates: 1892
Dimensions: 9 11/16 x 20 9/16 in. (24.6 x 52.2 cm)
Signature: Signed lower right: "VEDDER"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 21.483
Credit Line: Bequest of William H. Herriman
Image: Overall, 21.483_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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