Paul Jean Clays (Belgian, 1819-1900)
Celebration of the Freedom of the Port of Antwerp, 1863
signed 'P.J. Clays' (lower right)
oil on canvas
48 5/8 x 79 in. (123.5 x 200.7 cm.)
Paul Jean Clays (Belgian, 1819-1900)
Celebration of the Freedom of the Port of Antwerp, 1863
signed 'P.J. Clays' (lower right)
oil on canvas
48 5/8 x 79 in. (123.5 x 200.7 cm.)
The artist. Gifted to the Metropolitan Museum of Art by the above and an association of gentleman to the present owner, 1881.
Brussels, Exposition nationale des beaux-arts, 1880.
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