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The Angel Releasing St. Peter from Prison
The Angel Releasing St. Peter from Prison

The Angel Releasing St. Peter from Prison

Washington Allston (American, 1779–1843)
1814–16
Medium/TechniqueOil on canvas
Dimensions318.45 x 276.86 cm (125 3/8 x 109 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert William Hooper
Accession number21.1379
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ClassificationsPaintings
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ProvenanceCommissioned by Sir George Howland Beaumont (d. 1827); to the Parish Church of Cole Orton, Leicestershire, England; returned to the Beaumonts, 1853; to Robert William Hooper, 1859; to the Chapel of the Worcester, Mass., Lunatic Hospital; to MFA, 1921, gift of Robert William Hooper through the Worcester State Hospital.
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