Thomas Hovenden, The Last Moments of John Brown

by Dr. Lauren Palmor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Dr. Steven Zucker

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Thomas Hovenden, The Last Moments of John Brown, c. 1884, oil on canvas, 117.2 x 96.8 cm (de Young Museum, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco)
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Cite this page as: Dr. Lauren Palmor, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Thomas Hovenden, The Last Moments of John Brown," in Smarthistory, February 23, 2019, accessed April 2, 2023, https://smarthistory.org/hovenden-john-brown/.

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