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Painting Collection of the Maryland Historical Society
Perry Hall Slave Quarters
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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.)
Holding Institution: Maryland Historical Society
Accession: 1986-33
  About the Artist
  Artist: Francis Guy (c. 1760-1820)
  About the Artwork
  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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