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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