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John James Barralet

Allegories of Wisdom and Truth Leading the Infant Arts to America

after 1796
Pen and ink, brush and wash
19.2 × 24 cm (7.6 × 9.4 in)

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

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