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William Henry Brown|Nathaniel Babson

Silhouette of Nathaniel Babson of Gloucester, Massachusetts

1828–83
Cut paper against a lithographic background
35.2 × 27.1 cm (13.9 × 10.7 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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