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The children were playing at marriage-by-capture.
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N.C. Wyeth
(American, 1882 - 1945)
The children were playing at marriage-by-capture.
Oil on canvas
1911
46 1/2 × 38 in. (118.1 × 96.5 cm)
SUPP2000.431
The Andrew and Betsy Wyeth Collection
Not on view
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