Discovery of the Murdered Sisera
DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

Discovery of the Murdered Sisera

16th century

Artists

Jan SpeckaertArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black and brown ink and gray wash on off-white antique laid paper, laid down
Culture
Netherlandish
Century
16th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

actual: 20.1 x 27.6 cm (7 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

Provenance

Ferdinand Ebner, Augsbourg, to John Witt Randall, Boston, MA; bequest to his sister Belinda L. Randall, 1892; gift to the Fogg Art Museum, 1892. NOTE: Ebner's ownership is taken from an inscription in the hand of John Witt Randall taken from Randall's mount.

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