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Apparition des anges à Abraham / Galerie du Palais Royal

  • Object type

  • Museum number

    1855,0609.471

  • Title (object)

    • Apparition des anges à Abraham

    Title (series)

    • Galerie du Palais Royal

  • Description

    Abraham, standing on the right and seen half-length, bows before the three angels, who are seen standing on the left; after a painting attributed on plate to Alessandro Turchi; with engraved text below. 1786/1808
    Etching and engraving

  • Producer name

  • School/style

  • Date

    • 1786-1808

  • Materials

  • Technique

  • Dimensions

    • Height: 420 millimetres
    • Width: 264 millimetres

  • Inscriptions

      • Inscription Content

        Lettered with production detail: 'Peint par Alexandre Veronese - Gravé par Glairon Mondet', title, and 'De la Galerie du Palais d'Orléans', 'Ecole Vénitienne', 'Ier tableau d'Alexandre Veronese', size of original painting, and thirteen lines of description in French.
        'Gal. Palais Royal' stamped at the bottom.

  • Curator's comments

    From 'Galerie du Palais Royal', a set published between 1786 and 1808; see 1837,0408.317 for comment.

  • Location

    Not on display (Italian Masters Portfolio)

  • Subjects

  • Associated names

  • Acquisition name

  • Acquisition date

    1855

  • Department

    Prints & Drawings

  • Registration number

    1855,0609.471

Abraham, standing on the right and seen half-length, bows before the three angels, who are seen standing on the left; after a painting attributed on plate to Alessandro Turchi; with engraved text below. 1786/1808 Etching and engraving

Recto

Abraham, standing on the right and seen half-length, bows before the three angels, who are seen standing on the left; after a painting attributed on plate to Alessandro Turchi; with engraved text below. 1786/1808 Etching and engraving

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