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The Out-Post

A work made of oil on canvas.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

c. 1880

Artist:

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891)

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier

Title

The Out-Post

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1875–1885

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

105.1 × 90.2 cm (41 3/8 × 35 1/2 in.); Framed: 120.1 × 104.8 × 8.9 cm (47 1/4 × 41 1/4 × 3 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

A. A. Munger Collection

Reference Number

1901.446

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