A Man Fleeing from a Nun Praying in a Cemetery

Not on View

Medium

graphite and gray wash on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 23.4 x 16 cm (9 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of John O'Brien

Accession Number

2005.96.3

Artists / Makers

Joseph Fay (artist) German, 1813 - 1875

Image Use

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Inscription

by later hand, center verso in graphite: 1198 / Joseph Fay/Dusseldorf Durch franz Meyer mit [not deciphered] C.S. / [remainder not deciphered]; a 95521/Rx

Provenance

Unidentified collector JR or RJ? (not in Lugt). John O'Brien, New Haven; gift to NGA, 2005.

Associated Names

O'Brien, John, Mr.