How John Singer Sargent Painted Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
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John Singer Sargent painted Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose between 1885 and 1886. The inspiration for the painting came during a boating expedition Sargent took on the Thames at Pangbourne in September 1885, with the American artist Edwin Austin Abbey, during which he saw Chinese lanterns hanging among trees and lilies…
"Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose"
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