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Study for an Altar with a Figure on a Raised Socle at Left; verso: Study for an Altar with a Figure of an Angel or Saint

ca. 1720–40
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: Study for an Altar with a Figure on a Raised Socle at Left; verso: Study for an Altar with a Figure of an Angel or Saint
  • Artist: Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer (German, Linz 1696–1770 Mimmenhausen)
  • Date: ca. 1720–40
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink, graphite
  • Dimensions: sheet: 20 7/16 x 12 5/16 in. (51.9 x 31.2 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange, 2008
  • Object Number: 2008.203
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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