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Henry Peters Gray American
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Gray painted “The Greek Lovers” after a trip to Italy, where, as evidenced by the style and palette of this painting, he was influenced by the art of the Italian Renaissance. This painting was highly regarded in its day, and the subject reflects the nineteenth-century fascination with Greco-Roman antiquity.
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Title: The Greek Lovers
Artist:
Henry Peters Gray (American, New York 1819–1877 New York)
Date: 1846
Culture: American
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 40 1/4 x 51 1/2 in. (102.2 x 130.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of William Church Osborn, 1902
Object Number: 02.7.2
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