Old '76 and Young '48

1849

68.3 cm 53.7 cm 2.9 cm

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This intergenerational drama is set in a sumptuously furnished dining room. A young soldier, his injured left arm in a sling, his boots and trousers mud-spattered, and sword and gloves flung on the carpet, has just returned from service in the Mexican War. Gesturing expansivel...

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American Art-Union Sale, New York, 1852; purchased by William H. Webb, New York, 1852. Acquired by George William Abell, Baltimore, before 1894; Mrs. Francis Theodore Homer [Jennie M. Abell], Baltimore; Mrs. Ferdinand C. Lee [Jane Palfrey Homer], Baltimore. Acquired by Mr. and Mrs. George Jenkins, Baltimore, November 12, 1954; purchased by Walters Art Museum, 1954.
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