The Open Book

William Perkins Babcock

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

William Perkins Babcock (American, 1826–1899). The Open Book, 1861. Oil on panel, 9 3/16 x 12 1/16 in. (23.3 x 30.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charles A. Schieren, 13.1071. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

American Art

Title

The Open Book

Date

1861

Medium

Oil on panel

Classification

Painting

Dimensions

9 3/16 x 12 1/16 in. (23.3 x 30.7 cm)

Signatures

Signed verso lower center: "W P Babcock. 1861."

Credit Line

Gift of Charles A. Schieren

Accession Number

13.1071

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