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

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Angel, for "Jacob's Dream"

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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