DrawingsAmerican19th century

Four Male Figures for "The Angel Releasing Saint Peter;" verso: Rocks and Tree

c. 1812

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over graphite on ivory laid paper; verso: graphite

Culture

American

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

23 x 29.1 cm (9 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862.

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