A Prophet Seated on a Rock

Johann Heinrich Lips Swiss

1780

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Title: A Prophet Seated on a Rock
Artist: Johann Heinrich Lips (Swiss, Kloten 1758–1817 Zurich)
Date: 1780
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brown-gray wash, red chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 5/16 × 14 in. (28.8 × 35.6 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2014
Object Number: 2014.761
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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