Alexander HeslerAmerican
Driving a Bargain
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J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Portrait of a blacksmith and a young boy standing in front of an anvil on a log, as each hold one end of a horseshoe. The man holds the handle of a blacksmith's hammer, also called a cross pein hammer, which he rests on the anvil. A large mallet lies on the log next to the anvil, and a pair of tongs straddle the anvil's nose.
J. Paul Getty Museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 84.XB.1207.1.8
In the catalog
Sources
- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Image: J. Paul Getty Museum — Open Content
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