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The Calling of the Apostles St. James and St. John

1839
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Calling of the Apostles St. James and St. John
  • Artist: Friedrich August Pflugfelder (German, Bremen 1809–after 1856 Düsseldorf)
  • Artist: After Johann Friedrich Overbeck (German, Lübeck 1789–1869 Rome)
  • Publisher: August Wilhelm Schulgen
  • Publisher: Schulgen & Schwan
  • Publisher: Giuseppe Spithöver
  • Date: 1839
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: sheet: 26 3/8 x 21 7/8 in. (67 x 55.6 cm)
    plate: 22 1/16 x 17 1/2 in. (56 x 44.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2004
  • Object Number: 2004.451
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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