Table Spoon
Benjamin Halsted · 1780–90 · Silver
Public domain
Marked public domain by The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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About this picture
Table Spoon is a public-domain object by Benjamin Halsted, dated 1780–90. Silver. The file comes from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
“Table Spoon” (1780–90) keeps the brushstroke visible. Hals’s sitters often look as if they have just turned toward you.
About the artist
Frans Hals (1582–1666) was a Haarlem portrait painter. The brush stays visible, and sitters often look as if they have just turned toward the viewer.
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