John Linnell the Elder
The Prophet Balaam and the Angel

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Artist John Linnell the ElderBritish, 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)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund

Object number2011.611

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

220 McNair Gallery

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceArtist; sold to Mr. Fitzpatrick; John Farnworth; Baron Albert Grant (1831-1899); [Christie's sale Estate of Baron Grant, April 27, 2877, lot 85]; Mr. N. Guichard, London; [Sotheby's, London, July 9, 1997, lot 100]; Private Collection, United Kingdom; [Jack Kilgor & Co., Inc.]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
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.

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