Declaration of Love

William Sharp Ogden (1845-1926), Finchley, London (Sale: Christie’s, London, December 6, 1927, no. 50) [Wildenstein & Co., New York, NY] Elisabeth Severance Prentiss (Mrs. Francis Fleury Prentiss) (1865-1944), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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