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California Smelt

Artist: Samuel Marsden Brookes, American, 1816-1892
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dates: ca. 1865-1880
Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 13 13/16 in. (25.1 x 35.1 cm)
Signature: Signed lower left: "B [illegible]"
Collections: American Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 47.174
Credit Line: Gift of A. R. Brothers
Image: Overall, 47.174_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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