Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels

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Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels

c. 1825

John Sartain (American (born England), 1808–1897) Supervised by William Young Ottley (British, 1771–1836) After a drawing of 1798 by David Pierre Humbert de Superville (Dutch (active Italy), 1770–1849) Copied after a fresco painting by Benozzo Gozzoli (Benozzo di Lese di Sandro) (Italian (active Florence and Pistoia), born c. 1421/22, died 1497)

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Object Details

Titles:

Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels
Plate 48 in the book Series of Plates, engraved after the paintings and sculptures of the early Florentine School… (London: published by the editor…sold by Colnaghi…, 1826)

Date:

c. 1825

Artists:

Medium:

Etching

Dimensions:

Image: 14 11/16 × 12 inches (37.3 × 30.5 cm) Sheet: 16 15/16 × 13 1/2 inches (43 × 34.3 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Gift of Miss Harriet Sartain, 1947

Accession Number:

1947-59-129

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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