Left Hand, for "Belshazzar's Feast"
DrawingsAmerican19th century

Left Hand, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

c. 1821

Artists

Washington AllstonArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Black and white chalk and graphite on blue-gray wove paper
Culture
American
Century
19th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

21.9 x 29.2 cm (8 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.)

Provenance

To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862.

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