{"product_id":"the-wages-of-war","title":"The Wages of War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist: \u003c\/strong\u003eHenry Peters Gray (American, 1819–1877)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Dimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e48 1\/4\" x 76 1\/4\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Artwork: \u003c\/strong\u003e(1848) \"\u003cspan\u003eCompleted in 1848 and sold to the American Art-Union for the then-large amount of $1,500, \"The Wages of War\" was considered a masterpiece in its day. It was awarded as a prize in the Art-Union's lottery of December 21, 1849 to a John Doig of Lowville, New York. Gray later regained possession of the picture and took it to London for exhibition in the fall of 1851. After Gray went to Italy in 1871, his son managed a subscription for its sale and collected $5,000 from a group of patrons who presented the painting to the Museum in 1872. It was the first painting by an American artist acquired by the Museum. The composition contains borrowings from a wide variety of sources ranging from the antique to the Renaissance, and perhaps even including Samuel F. B. Morse's \"The Dying Hercules\" of 1813 (Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven).\" - (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/art\/collection\/search\/10968\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York - The Wages of War\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Peters Gray","offers":[{"title":"No Size Selected (Select a Size)","offer_id":49887722111219,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Replica Size (48 1\/4\" x 76 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887722143987,"sku":null,"price":5335.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Signature Size (14 1\/4\" x 22 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887722176755,"sku":null,"price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Classic Size (17 3\/8\" x 27 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887722209523,"sku":null,"price":895.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Gallery Size (21 3\/8\" x 33 3\/4\")","offer_id":49887722242291,"sku":null,"price":1295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Statement Size (27 1\/2\" x 43 1\/2\")","offer_id":49887722275059,"sku":null,"price":1995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Grand Size (33 1\/8\" x 52 1\/4\")","offer_id":49887722307827,"sku":null,"price":2795.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Estate Size (39\" x 61 3\/4\")","offer_id":49887722340595,"sku":null,"price":3695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Museum Size (46 3\/4\" x 73 3\/4\")","offer_id":49887722373363,"sku":null,"price":4995.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0827\/5738\/6483\/files\/TheWagesofWar.jpg?v=1790465662","url":"https:\/\/commissionedpaintings.com\/products\/the-wages-of-war","provider":"Commissioned Paintings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}