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Family Romance: John Singer Sargent and the Wertheimers
Jean Strouse
2024
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Portrait of Ena and Betty Wertheimer by John Singer Sargent, 1901.

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Paintings by John Singer Sargent: Asher Wertheimer, 1898 (left) and Hylda, Almina and Conway, Children of Asher Wertheimer, 1905 (center), London. Portrait of Mrs. Asher B. Wertheimer, 1898 (right).

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