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The First Communion (La Première communion)

Painter Elizabeth Nourse (American, 1859–1938)

Date1895

Place createdFrance, Europe

Mediumoil on canvas

Dimensions63 × 57 in. (160 × 144.8 cm)

ClassificationsPaintings

DepartmentAmerican Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings

Credit LineMuseum Purchase: John J. Emery Endowment and Bequest of Mr. and Mrs. Walter J. Wichgar

Accession Number2013.13

On View

On display

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