Study for The Fleece of Gideon, Plate 375, Physica Sacra, Johann Melchior Füssli, Swiss, 1677–1736, Christian Ulrich Wagner, German, 1686–1763, Brush and grey, black wash, pen and brown, black ink on cream laid paper, A man stands inside an open-air, circular structure, with his arms raised in front of him and a fleece, or the woolly covering of what appears to be a sheep, at his feet. A mountainous landscape dotted with trees and buildings can be seen in the distance. The picture is bordered by an elaborate onamented frame consisting of natural forms, including wheat and leaves, as well as various tools, including nets and shovels., Zürich, Switzerland, before 1731, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Study, Fleece, Gideon, Plate 375, Physica Sacra, Johann Melchior Füssli, Swiss, 1677–1736, Christian Ulrich Wagner, German, 1686–1763, Brush, grey, black wash, pen, brown, black ink, cream laid paper, man stands inside, open-air, circular structure, arms raised, front, fleece, woolly covering, sheep, feet, mountainous landscape dotted, trees, buildings, distance, picture, bordered, elaborate onamented frame consisting, natural forms, wheat, leaves, well, various tools, nets, shovels, Zürich, Switzerland, 1731, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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