Quanting the Marsh Hay
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Quanting the Marsh Hay

TitleQuanting the Marsh Hay
ArtistPeter Henry Emerson
Date1886 19th century
Mediumplatinum print
ClassificationPhotograph
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineGift of Harvey S. Shipley Miller and J. Randall Plummer, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Quanting the Marsh Hay” is a work by Peter Henry Emerson, dated 1886. It is executed in platinum print and classified as photograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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