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Fraktur Vorschrift

1794

Christian Strenge

Artist, American, active 1794/1814

Christian Strenge

Attributed to

Medium

brown, red, yellow, and blue ink on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Dimensions

sight size: 33.8 x 40.7 cm (13 5/16 x 16 in.)
Accession Number

1968.26.4

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Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Inscribed in German, with the first section from Romans 12, verse 16; second section from Solomon, chapter 13, according to the fraktur.

Wikidata ID

Q64539931

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