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The Music Lesson, John George Brown, 1870
John George Brown, portraitJohn George BrownAmerican, 1831–1913

The Music Lesson

1870 · Painting

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Where is “The Music Lesson” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 199, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room199

Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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Details

Accession number
21.115.3

What it shows

CoupleManWomanMusicFlutesHarps

In the catalog

PaintingsOilAmerican paintingRealismImpressionism19th centuryAmerican

Sources

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