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Old Man Praying by Johann Friedrich Overbeck — Johann Friedrich Overbeck. Old Man Praying, c. 1812. The Art Institute of Chicago. Public domain (CC0).

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Old Man Praying

by Johann Friedrich Overbeck

Quick Overview

Artist: Johann Friedrich Overbeck / German, 1789-1869
Date: c. 1812
Medium: Graphite on ivory wove paper
Dimensions: 30 × 20.6 cm (11 13/16 × 8 1/8 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: graphite
Place: Germany
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: Harold Joachim Purchase Fund
Accession no.: 1968.462

Provenance

The Art Institute of Chicago’s open-access data does not include an ownership history for this work. See the museum’s page for this work.

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