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61 cm × 45 cm (24 in × 18 in)
These dimensions are far too small for Willard’s famous painting. Credible sources describe "The Spirit of '76" as a large 8-by-10-foot oil painting displayed at Abbot Hall.
Full reasoning
The article gives the dimensions of The Spirit of '76 as 24 × 18 inches, but reliable sources on this specific painting say it is a much larger work.
Case Western Reserve University's Encyclopedia of Cleveland History describes Willard's work as "The 8' x 10' oil painting". Ohio History Connection likewise calls it "The enormous ten-foot-tall painting" exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition. Those descriptions are incompatible with a size of only 24 × 18 inches.
The Marblehead Historical Commission page identifies the Abbot Hall work as the original Spirit of '76 hanging in the Selectmen's Room, so the too-small dimensions in the article cannot be correct for the painting being described there.
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- SPIRIT OF '76 | Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University
The 8' x 10' oil painting was created by ARCHIBALD WILLARD ... The authentic original ... is currently in Marblehead, MA.
- Ohio Artist Archibald Willard and the "Spirit of '76" - Ohio History Connection
The enormous ten-foot-tall painting of two drummers and a fife player marching through a battle during the American Revolution was exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
- Spirit of '76 Painting - Marblehead Historical Commission
One of America's most iconic paintings can be seen in the Selectmen's Room at Abbot Hall. The Spirit of '76 ... Although Willard subsequently created a number of copies of the painting, this is the original.