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Francis Guy (c. 1760-1820) Perry Hall Slave Quarters c. 1805
Oil on canvas
21 13/16 x 29 59/64 in. (55.4 x 76.0 cm.)
Purchase through the generosity of Edwin White Obrecht in memory of Doris Merle Obrecht
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1986-33
Please note:
This painting may not currently be on view at the Maryland
Historical Society.
Medium: Painting Description: Landscape at Perry Hall shows African-American and white men and boys gathering and stacking hay. The background shows numerous plantation outbuildings. Two cows are seen in foreground, with trees at edges. Nearly one-half of the painting is sky. Signatures/Inscriptions/Labels: None
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