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A Study from Life [and] Study for Angel Releasing Saint Peter from Prison

ca. 1815
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: A Study from Life [and] Study for Angel Releasing Saint Peter from Prison
  • Artist: Washington Allston (American, Georgetown, South Carolina 1779–1843 Cambridgeport, Massachusetts)
  • Date: ca. 1815
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Oil on paperboard
  • Dimensions: 36 1/4 x 26 3/4 in. (92.1 x 67.9 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of the Allston Trust, 1956
  • Object Number: 56.53
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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