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Sleeping Congregation by John Thurston — VisualArtsDB

Sleeping Congregation

Sleeping Congregation

1764–1822

Medium: Pen and gray ink with brush and gray wash, heightened with touches of white gouache, on cream wove paper, laid down on card
Dimensions: 11.3 × 8.8 cm (4 1/2 × 3 1/2 in.)
Genre: Ink or chalk wash
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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drawings (visual works)paintinkgouachewashink or chalk washprints and drawingwatercolorcoating (material)paper (fiber product)water-base paint

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