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Venus and Adonis
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Busch-Reisinger Museum
Torrey Little Boston MA (?-1958) sold; [to Victor D. Spark New York NY (1958-1977) sold]; to Busch-Reisinger Museum 1977.
Notes:
Before the painting was sold to Victor D. Spark it was attributed to Joseph Heinz the Elder.
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum Antonia Paepcke DuBrul Fund and the Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum Fund
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