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Painting of a black and tan dog lying before a paneled door, looking up at a pink flower wreath with black ribbon.

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A black and tan dog lies on a wooden floor in front of a paneled door, gazing upward toward a wreath of pale pink flowers tied with black and white ribbons. The wall beside the door is decorated with faint floral patterns and gold-edged moldings. Henry Bacon painted this work in 1870, and it is held by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

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Date

1870

Medium

Painting

Museum

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

License

Public domain

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