DrawingsBritish18th-19th century

The Assassination

18th-19th century

Artists

Henry FuseliArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink, graphite, watercolor, and white gouache on cream antique laid paper

Culture

British

Century

18th-19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

46.7 x 62.8 cm (18 3/8 x 24 3/4 in.)

Provenance

Elizabeth Crichton Batty, Cambridge, Massachusetts, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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