Angel of Death
Angel of Death

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Angel of Death

W. B. Closson, American, 1848–1926
after Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran, French, 1838–1917
x1944-490

Information

Title
Angel of Death
Maker
W. B. Closson
after Emile Auguste Carolus-Duran
Medium

Wood engraving

Dimensions

block: 19.7 x 12.4 cm. (7 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.)
sheet: 29 x 23 cm. (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 in.)
mount: 31 x 24.5 cm. (12 3/16 x 9 5/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss A. G. Latham (niece of W.B. Closson)

Object Number
x1944-490
Signatures

Signed in block, lower right: Closson Sc.
Signed in graphite, lower right: W.B.C.

Culture
American
Type
prints, wood engravings
Subject
infants, deaths, angels, figures (representations)

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