King Nebuchadnezzar and the Prophet
Artist
Eliza Whitney
(American)
Dateca. 1830
MediumOil paint on velvet; mounted on board
DimensionsUnframed: 20 x 23 inches (50.8 x 58.42 cm)
Framed: 23 3/4 x 26 7/8 x 2 1/4 inches (60.33 x 68.26 x 5.72 cm)
Framed: 23 3/4 x 26 7/8 x 2 1/4 inches (60.33 x 68.26 x 5.72 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-182
On View
Not on viewCollections
Published ReferencesDowntown Gallery Records, 1924-74, Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, microfilm reel 5561, frame 484, microfi lm reel 5564, frame 1027, microfilm reel 5605, frame 575, microfi lm reel 5611, frame 955;
Biblical Themes in American Folk Art, exh. cat. (New York: Jewish Museum, 1954), unpaginated (as Nebuchadnezzar and the Prophet);
American Primitive Art, exh. cat. (Houston: Museum of Fine Arts of Houston, 1956), unpaginated (as Anonymous);
NAMA 1959, 258;
NAMA 1973, 255.
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