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Venus

Artist: Sarah Paxton Ball Dodson, American, 1847-1906
Medium: Oil on canvas
Place Made: England
Dates: ca. 1880
Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 12 15/16 in. (35.2 x 32.8 cm)
Signature: Unsigned
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 25.523
Credit Line: Gift of R. Ball Dodson
Image: Overall, 25.523_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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