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Identification and Creation

Object Number
8.1955.180
People
Washington Allston, American (Georgetown, SC 1779 - 1843 Cambridge, MA)
Title
Two Studies for the Robes of a Soothsayer, for "Belshazzar's Feast"
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Two studies of a soothsayer
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1817
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305651

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black and white chalk on blue wove paper
Dimensions
28.9 x 21 cm (11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: l.l., graphite: Belshazzar: Drapery of Soothsayer

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
To the artist's wife Martha Dana Allston at his death, 1843; to the Washington Allston Trust, 1862.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Loan from The Washington Allston Trust
Object Number
8.1955.180
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Edgar P. Richardson, "Allston: History of a Reputation", Art News (1947), vol. XLVI, p. 37, reproduced
  • Edgar P. Richardson, Washington Allston, 1779-1843, a loan exhibition of paintings, drawings and memorabilia, exh. cat., Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, MI, 1947), no. 56, p. 10
  • William H. Gerdts, "Allston's 'Belshazzar's Feast' ", Art in America (May-June 1973), vol. LXI, no. 3, pp. 60-65; reproduced in b/w p. 61
  • Kenyon Castle Bolton, III, "The Drawings of Washington Allston: A Catalogue Raisonné" (Ph.D. Diss., Harvard University, 1977), no. 47A, reproduced in b/w fig. 110

Exhibition History

  • Washington Allston, 1779-1843: A Loan Exhibition of Paintings, Drawings and Memorabilia, Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, 05/11/1947 - 06/15/1947; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, 07/17/1947 - 08/24/1947

Verification Level

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