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John George Brown

A Builder of Boats

c. 1904
oil on canvas
80 × 101.6 cm (31.5 × 40 in)

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · verified July 2026

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The object held in the sitter’s right hand is a drawing compass.

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