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Hugh Bolton Jones

The Old Mill

1880-1900

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The Old Mill

Hugh Bolton Jones

The Old Mill

Hugh Bolton Jones

The Old Mill

1880-1900

Physical Qualities Oil on panel, Framed: 28 1/4 x 21 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (71.8 x 54.6 x 8.9 cm) Sight: 19 3/4 x 13 3/8 in. (50.2 x 34 cm)
Credit Line Bequest of Dr. James R. Duke, Baltimore
Object Number 2012.564
The Baltimore Museum of Art by bequest, 2012; James R. Duke, Baltimore

Inscribed: Signed LR, H. Bolton Jones

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Hugh Bolton Jones
American, 1848-1927
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