DrawingsDutch17th century

Gideon and the Angel

17th century

Artists

Govert FlinckArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink on antique laid paper

Culture

Dutch

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.2 × 15.9 cm (8 3/8 × 6 1/4 in.)

Provenance

An officer in Napoleon's army, by descent; to Philips Collection, England. [Sotheby's, Amsterdam, November 4, 2003, lot 55]. [Hill-Stone Galleries, New York], sold; to George Abrams, Boston, 2005, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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