A High-Priest, the Prophetess Anna (?) and a Kneeling Boy around a Table

Anton Kern German

1745

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Title: A High-Priest, the Prophetess Anna (?) and a Kneeling Boy around a Table
Artist: Anton Kern (German, Teschen 1710–1747 Dresden)
Date: 1745
Medium: Brush and red wash, heightened with white bodycolor, over graphite; framing lines in pen and black ink
Dimensions: sheet: 6 5/8 x 6 in. (16.9 x 15.2 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Robert Gordon Gift, 2008
Object Number: 2008.216
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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