Allegorical Scene
Christian Bernhard Rode
(German, 1725–1797)
Salomon Gessner
(Swiss, 1730–1788)
Medium/TechniqueBrown ink and wash on paper
DimensionsSheet (approximate): 20 × 15 cm (7 7/8 × 5 7/8 in.)
Credit LineKatherine E. Bullard Fund in memory of Francis Bullard
Accession number2017.413
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ProvenanceProbably descended in the Demel family, Vienna, to Anna Demel (b. 1872–d. 1956), Vienna, and then to her niece, Klára Demel (d. 1965) and her husband, Friedrich Ludwig Berzeviczy-Pallavicini (b. 1909–d. 1989), Vienna and New York; about 1990, sold in New York after Berzeviczy-Pallavicini’s death to Michael R. Weintruab, Inc. (dealer), New York; 2017, sold by Michael R. Weintraub to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 19, 2017)
Christian Bernhard Rode