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Goddess Appearing to Two Figures

by Jacob Wilhelm Mechau

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Artist: Jacob Wilhelm Mechau (German, 1745-1808) / or Johann Friedrich Mechau (German, 1776-1854)
Date: n.d.
Medium: Pen and black ink with brush and brown and beige wash, over graphite, on ivory laid paper, tipped on cream card, tipped on cream wove paper
Dimensions: 11.2 × 5.9 cm (4 7/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Type: Drawing
Classification: pen and ink drawings
Place: Germany
Department: Prints and Drawings
Credit line: The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
Accession no.: 1993.248.1839

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Data retrieved from the Art Institute of Chicago on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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