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William M. Chase, N. A. is a 1902 painting by John Singer Sargent. It is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.[1]

William M. Chase, N. A.
Artist	John Singer Sargent
Year	c. 1902
Dimensions	158.8 cm × 105.1 cm (62.5 in × 41.4 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Accession	05.33

The subject of the portrait, William Merritt Chase, was an American painter, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a leading New York art teacher. The postnomial N. A. indicates his election to New York's National Academy of Design. The painting was commissioned by a group of his pupils, who subsequently raised the money to pay Sargent by exhibiting the work.

The work is now on view in The Metropolitan Museum's Gallery 774.

See also

• 1902 in art

References

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