Carmelita Requena by Thomas Eakins
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Carmelita Requena

Thomas Eakins · 1869

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"Carmelita Requena" is an oil on canvas painting created by American artist Thomas Eakins in 1869. The work measures 21 x 17 inches (53.3 x 43.2 cm). It was acquired by The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1978 through the Bequest of Mary Cushing Fosburgh and is housed in The American Wing.

Thomas Eakins (1844–1916) was an American painter. No further details on his nationality are provided in the artist authority record. The catalogue record does not specify the painting's classification, culture, provenance, exhibition history, or related literature.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art holds several other works by Eakins, demonstrating a significant institutional presence of his art. These include "The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)" (1871), "The Chess Players" (1876), and "The Dancing Lesson" (1878).

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