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Flirtation on Shipboard

A man and woman stand together on the deck of a boat. The man wears a black uniform while the woman wears a black flowing dress. The water surges and seagulls fly around in the background.

A man and woman stand together on the deck of a boat. The man wears a black uniform while the woman wears a black flowing dress. The water surges and seagulls fly around in the background.

Artist Henry Bacon (American, 1839–1912)
Title Flirtation on Shipboard
Date 1880
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Framed: 24 3/4 × 19 7/16 × 2 5/8 in. (62.9 × 49.4 × 6.7 cm)
Support: 18 3/8 x 13 1/16 in. (46.7 x 33.2 cm)
Credit Line Morton and Marie Bradley Memorial Collection, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number 91.212

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