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Artist:
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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
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Title:
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The Reader
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Date:
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1868
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Medium:
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Oil on canvas
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Dimensions:
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29 9/16 x 16 1/2 in. (75.09 x 41.91 cm) (canvas)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Mrs. Egil Boeckmann
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Location:
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Gallery Not on view
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This painting once belonged to James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Minnesota railroad magnate whose collection of European paintings forms the basis of the Institute's nineteenth-century holdings.
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Artist/Creator(s)
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Name:
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Corot, Jean-Baptiste-Camille
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Nationality:
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French
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Life Dates:
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French, 1796 - 1875
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Object Description
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Inscriptions:
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Signature LR in black: [COROT]
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Classification:
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Painting
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Physical Description:
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Girl - full-length reading
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Creation Place:
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Europe, France
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Accession #:
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67.31.2
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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