DrawingsSwiss17th century

The Good Samaritan

1608

Artists

Josias Murer IIArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper

Culture

Swiss

Century

17th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

26 × 16.4 cm (10 1/4 × 6 7/16 in.)

Provenance

[Nicolaas Teeuwisse, Berlin]. [Galerie Bassenge, Berlin, November 30, 2018, lot 6425], sold; to Peter Soriano, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2023

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