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Angel, for "Jacob's Dream" by Washington Allston — VisualArtsDB

Angel, for "Jacob's Dream"

Angel, for "Jacob's Dream"

Washington Allston

1813–1823

Medium: Brown ink on yellowed wove tracing paper mounted to tissue
Dimensions: 60 x 45.3 cm (23 5/8 x 17 13/16 in.) mount: 65.9 x 50.8 cm (25 15/16 x 20 in.)
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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American

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Full-Length Seated Woman Reading, for "Contemplation"

Full-Length Seated Woman Reading, for "Contemplation"

Washington Allston, 1811

Saint Cecilia, after Raphael

Saint Cecilia, after Raphael

Washington Allston, 1826

Wooded Landscape; verso: Two Trees

Wooded Landscape; verso: Two Trees

Washington Allston, 1829

Fist holding a pole, eyeball in corner; verso: Head and shoulders of a young girl

Fist holding a pole, eyeball in corner; verso: Head and shoulders of a young girl

Washington Allston, 1817

Landscape with Trees and Mountain

Landscape with Trees and Mountain

Washington Allston, 1818

Right Hand and Forearm, study for "The Angel of Wrath"

Right Hand and Forearm, study for "The Angel of Wrath"

Washington Allston, 1829

Deathbed Scene: Seven Figures Placed Around a Dead Woman (recto and verso)

Deathbed Scene: Seven Figures Placed Around a Dead Woman (recto and verso)

Washington Allston, 1801

Three Eyes; Man's Head and Shoulders, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

Three Eyes; Man's Head and Shoulders, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

Washington Allston, 1820

Right Hand Study, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

Right Hand Study, for "Belshazzar's Feast"

Washington Allston, 1821

Figures Looking over a Ledge; Heads; Figure Study; verso: Hands, Legs, Figure

Figures Looking over a Ledge; Heads; Figure Study; verso: Hands, Legs, Figure

Washington Allston, 1811

Right hand and ear, studies for "Lorenzo and Jessica"

Right hand and ear, studies for "Lorenzo and Jessica"

Washington Allston, 1832

Skeleton; Three Male Heads; verso: Profile Head; Perspective Exercise

Washington Allston, 1796