Two Single Angels and Five Angels Conversing, for "Jacob's Dream"
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Two Single Angels and Five Angels Conversing, for "Jacob's Dream"

c. 1818

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black ink on yellowed tracing paper mounted to tissue
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

57.6 x 45 cm (22 11/16 x 17 11/16 in.) mount: 63.4 x 50.4 cm (24 15/16 x 19 13/16 in.)

Provenance

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

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