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10 Paintings You Should See at the Met in New York City - The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull) (1871)

When was The Champion Single Sculls painted?

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Thomas Eakins: Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic) — Thomas Eakins Portrait of Dr. Samuel D. Gross (The Gross Clinic), oil on canvas by Thomas Eakins, 1875; part of the collections of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and the Philadelphia Art Museum. 2 × 2.5 m.

The painting The Champion Single Sculls (also known as Max Schmitt in a Single Scull) by Thomas Eakins was painted in 1871. Eakins confirmed this date by including it in his signature on the side of the boat depicted in the work.1