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The Sorrowing Angel

A work made of mezzotint, heightened with chalk on cream wove paper.

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  • A work made of mezzotint, heightened with chalk on cream wove paper.

Date:

1901

Artist:

Sir Frank Short (English, 1857-1945)
after George Frederic Watts (English, 1817-1904)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Sir Frank Short

Title

The Sorrowing Angel

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

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1901

Medium

Mezzotint, heightened with chalk on cream wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 58.7 × 31 cm (23 1/8 × 12 1/4 in.); Plate: 60.5 × 31.5 cm (23 7/8 × 12 7/16 in.); Sheet: 65.6 × 34.4 cm (25 7/8 × 13 9/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1991.622

Extended information about this artwork

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