DrawingsFrench18th century

Christ Preaching from a Boat off the Shores of Galilee

18th century

Artists

Joseph-François ParrocelArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black and white chalk on tan antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.5 x 35.7 cm (8 1/16 x 14 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Private Collector, France. W. M. Brady & Co., Inc., New York, New York. William W. and Kathryn Robinson, Newton, Mass., acquired from W. M. Brady & Co., Inc., 1994.

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