Two Angels; Group of Three Angels' Heads, for "Jacob's Dream"
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Two Angels; Group of Three Angels' Heads, for "Jacob's Dream"

c. 1817

Artists

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

Dimensions

45.1 x 60.1 cm (17 3/4 x 23 11/16 in.) mount: 53.9 x 68.9 cm (21 1/4 x 27 1/8 in.)

Provenance

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

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