Artist
John Linnell the Elder(British, 1792–1882)British, 1792–1882
CultureBritish
Titles
- The Prophet Balaam and the Angel
Date1859
PlaceEngland
MediumOil on paper, laid down on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 19 3/8 × 28 in. (49.2 × 71.1 cm)
Frame: 28 3/4 × 37 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (73 × 94.9 × 8.9 cm)
Frame: 28 3/4 × 37 3/8 × 3 1/2 in. (73 × 94.9 × 8.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2011.611
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
220 McNair Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
signed lower edge left of center: 'J. Linnell / 1859'
There is a white sticker label on the center vertical stretcher bar, handwritten in black ink: JOHN LINNELL/"BALAAM AND THE ANGEL" [right arrow] WITH FRAME/ SIMON [downward arrow] RESTORING [illegible]
There is a white sticker label on the frame verso upper center, printed: John Linnell/ 1792 - London - 1882/Balaam and the Angel/oil on paper, laid to canvas/18 1/2 by 26 3/4 inches (47 by 68 cm.)/Signed lower left: 'J. Linnell/1859'
There is a white sticker label on the upper stretcher bar, printed text partially obscured by frame hardware.
There is a green sticker label on the frame verso UR, "24" handwritten on it in blue ink.
There is a white sticker label on the frame verso upper center, printed: John Linnell/ 1792 - London - 1882/Balaam and the Angel/oil on paper, laid to canvas/18 1/2 by 26 3/4 inches (47 by 68 cm.)/Signed lower left: 'J. Linnell/1859'
There is a white sticker label on the upper stretcher bar, printed text partially obscured by frame hardware.
There is a green sticker label on the frame verso UR, "24" handwritten on it in blue ink.
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