Woman and Three Children and Angel with Egyptian Headdress
Date1863
Artist
Johannes Adam Simon Oertel
(American artist and clergyman, 1823–1909)
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssheet: 9 11/16 × 13 1/4 in. (24.6 × 33.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of E. L. Ivy, Jr., 1984
Object number1984-81 a,b
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextOn the verso is a drawing of a male angel. These two drawings may have been studies for paintings or interior decorations. A history painter, Oertel painted religious and allegorical scenes, as well as images of American history. He was one of several artists involved in decorating the United States Capitol.
Henrietta Adams McClure
1928
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