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The Sentry, Ernest Meissonier

The Sentry

The Sentry (La Vedette) (museum title)

Ernest Meissonier (French) (1815-1891)

Movement
Academic art
Date
1890
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
45 × 33 cm
Collection
Princeton University Art Museum, United States
Rights
Public domain
Photograph
Princeton University Art Museum, public domain

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