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The Sacrifice of Abraham

Andrea Appiani (Italian, 1754–1817)
about 1795–1800

Medium/Technique Iron gall ink over graphite
Dimensions Sheet: 30.5 x 35 cm (12 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Juliana Cheney Edwards Collection
Accession Number2011.76
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsDrawings

DescriptionUpper right corner: flap of paper with revised head (originally affixed over initial head with red sealing wax)
InscriptionsRecto, in graphite, lower margin: Appiani inv. Per eseguire un Ciborio; in graphite, l. r. margin, inverted (possibly in another hand): Quattro Ornati nelli Sfondi
Provenance2009, Alessandra Di Castro Antichità, Rome; 2009, sold by Alessandra Di Castro to Hill-Stone Inc., New York; 2011, sold by Hill-Stone Inc. to MFA. (Accession Date: March 23, 2011)