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The Irish Question

De Scott Evans
artist De Scott Evans, American, 1847–1898
date 1880s
medium Oil on canvas
origin United States
dimensions 30.5 × 25.4 cm
credit line Purchased with funds provided by Carol W. Wardlaw and Jill Burnside Zeno; Roger and J. Peter McCormick Endowment Fund
hall 04 Realism
rights public domain (CC0)

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