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Abraham and the Three Angels

Printmaker John B. Skippe British
After Pier Francesco Mola Italian
1781–83
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Abraham and the Three Angels
  • Series/Portfolio: Prints engraved in chiaroscuro after original drawings
  • Printmaker: John B. Skippe (British, 1742–1812 London)
  • Artist: After Pier Francesco Mola (Italian, Coldrerio 1612–1666 Rome)
  • Artist: After Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian, Pieve di Cadore ca. 1485/90?–1576 Venice)
  • Date: 1781–83
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in yellow and brown
  • Dimensions: Plate: 7 1/2 × 7 3/8 in. (19 × 18.8 cm)
    Sheet: 19 3/16 × 13 1/16 in. (48.7 × 33.1 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.8(3)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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