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The Righteous Man

ca. 1775
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Righteous Man
  • Artist: Giovanni David (Italian, Cabella Ligure 1749–1790 Genoa)
  • Date: ca. 1775
  • Medium: Etching
  • Dimensions: Plate: 11 7/8 × 8 3/8 in. (30.1 × 21.2 cm)
    Sheet: 15 3/16 × 11 9/16 in. (38.5 × 29.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, and Phyllis Dearborn Massar Gift, 2000
  • Object Number: 2000.496
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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