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The Sacrifice of Abraham

(Italian, 1754–1817)
about 1795–1800
Medium/TechniqueIron gall ink over graphite
DimensionsSheet: 30.5 x 35 cm (12 x 13 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJuliana Cheney Edwards Collection
Accession number2011.76
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDrawings
InscriptionsRecto, in graphite, lower margin: Appiani inv. Per eseguire un Ciborio; in graphite, l. r. margin, inverted (possibly in another hand): Quattro Ornati nelli Sfondi
Provenance2009, Alessandra Di Castro Antichità, Rome; 2009, sold by Alessandra Di Castro to Hill-Stone Inc., New York; 2011, sold by Hill-Stone Inc. to MFA. (Accession Date: March 23, 2011)
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