Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair

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Study for the Prophet Jeremiah (recto); Studies of a Horse Seen from Below and of a Man Seated on a Chair, Probably a Self-Portrait and an Off-Print in Brown Ink of a Nude Female Abdomen and Legs (verso), 1764–70, Pen and brown ink over graphite on paper; verso, pen and brown ink; framing lines in graphite, 14 7/8 x 6 5/8 in. ( x ), Drawings, Henry Fuseli (Swiss, Zürich 1741–1825 London), Fuseli came from a family of artists but trained as a Zwinglian minister before visiting London in the 1760s and deciding to become a painter. His knowledge of the Old Testament and his admiration for Renaissance masters underscore this dramatic sketch of the prophet Jeremiah, made for an engraved illustration in Francis Willoughy’s Practical Family Bible (1772

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Size: 3152px × 5987px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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