The Dancing Lesson, Thomas Eakins

The Dancing Lesson

Thomas Eakins (American) (1844-1916)

Movement: Realism
Date: 1878
Medium: Watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 45.9 × 57.3 cm
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, United States
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Metropolitan Museum of Art, CC0

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