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A Scene of Judgment

ca. 1730
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: A Scene of Judgment
  • Artist: Johann Melchior Füssli (Swiss, Zurich 1677–1736 Zurich)
  • Artist: Johann Daniel Preissler (German, Nuremberg 1666–1737 Nuremberg)
  • Date: ca. 1730
  • Medium: Pen and black ink, touches of brown ink, and gray wash
  • Dimensions: 10 13/16 x 15 13/16 in. (27.4 x 40.2 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2001
  • Object Number: 2001.498
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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