Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Banjo Player — Thomas Eakins | DiscoverArt

Study for "The Dancing Lesson": The Banjo Player

probably 1877

oil on canvas on cardboard

49.5 × 37.9 cm (19.5 × 14.9 in)

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