Description of the Grand Historical Picture of Belshazzar's Feast Painted by Washington Allston, and now Exhibiting at the Corinthian Gallery, Federal Street
by Allston, Washington
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Boston: Eastburn's Press, 1844. 8vo. 213 x 140 mm., [8 ¼ x 5 ½ inches]. 8pp. Original printed wrappers, removed from a pamphlet volume, wanting the rear wrapper. Rare exhibition pamphlet that opens with the 29 verses from Chapter V of the Book of Daniel which begins, "Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank wine before the thousand." This is followed by detailed description of Allston's painting, with emphasis on the composition structure and color of the work. The painting is presently in the collections of the Detroit Institute of Art. OCLC cites one copy of the pamphlet in the microfilm collections of the New York Public Library. (668).
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- Title
- Description of the Grand Historical Picture of Belshazzar's Feast Painted by Washington Allston, and now Exhibiting at the Corinthian Gallery, Federal Street
- Author
- Allston, Washington
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Publisher
- Eastburn's Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1844
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