Harry and Arabella Huntington and the Gilded Age in Los Angeles

Dennis Carr, Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Garden

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Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727-1788), The Blue Boy,

Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727-1788), The Blue Boy, 1770. Oil on canvas, 70 5/8 × 48 3/4 × 1 in. (179.4 × 123.8 × 2.5 cm). The Huntington.

The south facade of the Huntington Art Gallery with red aloes and cycads. The Huntington. Linnea Stephan photo.

The south facade of the Huntington Art Gallery with red aloes and cycads. The Huntington. Linnea Stephan photo.

West end of the Library of the Huntington residence, c. 1937. The Huntington

West end of the Library of the Huntington residence, c. 1937. The Huntington

Thornton Portrait Gallery, The Huntington. John Sullivan photo.

Thornton Portrait Gallery, The Huntington. John Sullivan photo.

Worsham-Rockefeller Dressing Room installed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, George A. Schastey & Co., New York, 1881–82, Gift of the City of New York, 2008.

Worsham-Rockefeller Dressing Room installed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, George A. Schastey & Co., New York, 1881–82, Gift of the City of New York, 2008.

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