Birth and Baptismal Certificate for Anne Andres
c. 1783
Johannes Ernst Spangenberg
Artist, American, c. 1755 - 1814
West Building Ground Floor, Gallery G27
Artwork overview
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Medium
pen and brush and black and brown inks, watercolor, and brown wash on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 33.7 x 40.5 cm (13 1/4 x 15 15/16 in.)
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Accession Number
1967.20.11
Artwork history & notes
Exhibition History
1973
American Primitive Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, Holland Union, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1973, exhibition guide (copy not located).
Bibliography
1966
101 Primitive Watercolors and Pastels, from the Collection of Edgar William Garbisch and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1966: 3.
Inscriptions
recto: at center: Anne Andres [red ink] were / born in Greenwich Township in Sussex County / and the State of West New Jersey the 12th day of Febru- / ary Anno Domini 1783: Her Father named Bernard / Andres and her Mother Mary Andres. Soon after / her birthday She were Christian like baptized, her / Godfather and Godmother were her beloved Parents- / Remember that Jesus Christ of the Seed of David was raised from the / Dead, according to my Gospel. 2 Timothy 2 - vers 8 [black ink]
Wikidata ID
Q64584157