Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad

Henry Fuseli

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Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad

Henry Fuseli

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Artist: Henry Fuseli
Date: c. 1806
Medium: Oil paint, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on stipple etching, etching, and aquatint in black on cream wove paper
Materials: paper (fiber product), graphite, oil paint (paint), paint, wove paper
Dimensions: 52.9 × 44.6 cm (20 7/8 × 17 9/16 in.)
Location: Art Institute of Chicago
Credit: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection

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Henry Fuseli, Study for Inquisition, Illustration to Columbiad, c. 1806, Oil paint, over touches of graphite, on cream wove paper, laid down on stipple etching, etching, and aquatint in black on cream wove paper, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago.

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