PrintsBritish18th-19th century

Abraham's Sacrifice

1797

Artists

Robert DunkartonArtist

John Singleton CopleyArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Mezzotint

Medium

Mezzotint on paper mounted on canvas

Culture

British

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 67.7 x 51 cm (26 5/8 x 20 1/16 in.) plate: 66.7 x 50.2 cm (26 1/4 x 19 3/4 in.) framed: 74.9 × 57.8 × 3.2 cm (29 1/2 × 22 3/4 × 1 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Gardiner Greene, gift; to Harvard University, 1818

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