# Wild Roses and Irises, in Romanticism and Realism

John La Farge painted this in 1887, aged 52. It is now at The Met in New York.

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## The work

- Date: 1887
- Medium: Gouache and watercolor on white wove paper
- Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 10 7/16 in. (36.8 x 26.5 cm)
- Type: Watercolor
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 50.113.3
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[John La Farge](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/john-la-farge), American, 1835–1910

2 works in the collection.

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