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Mrs. Joseph Kelly

Artist: Charles Backofen, American, born circa 1801, active in New York, 1850-1860
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dates: 1850
Dimensions: 41 9/16 x 35 3/16 in. (105.5 x 89.3 cm)
Signature: Lower left: "Charles Backofen / 1850 / New York"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 33.4.3
Credit Line: Gift of Virginia E. Clarke
Image: Overall, 33.4.3_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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