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Fig. 2. The General on display in Chattanooga, Tennessee, c. 1907

Fig.3 Thomas Cole (American, 1801–1848). A View near Tivoli (Morning), 1832. Oil on
canvas; 14 3/4 x 23 1/8in. (37.5 x 58.7 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York, Rogers Fund, 1903 (03.27)

di Cesnola. Rogers began making regular trips to visit Cesnola to Sources: https://www.metmuseum.org/blogs/now-at-the-met/
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surprise, upon his death in 1901, Rogers left only a small portion of in%201901,Rogers%20Fund.%22
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million in assets—to the Museum to liquidate and use to establish html http://www.hiddennj.com/2012/05/cranky-patersonian-
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first bequest over $1 million. https://atlcoin.com/atlcoinblog/tag/metropolitan/
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(Morning) was the first acquisition made with money from the Rogers
Fund. (Fig. 3) The Jacob S. Rogers Fund continues to be a significant
source of acquisitions funds at the Museum to this day.

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