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Becket's Murder, painting at the East End of Canterbury Cathedral
Becket's Murder, painting at the East End of Canterbury Cathedral
Object number1864.2.1660

Becket's Murder, painting at the East End of Canterbury Cathedral

Date1785
after (English, 1748-1817)
CultureEnglish
MediumInk and watercolor on tracing paper
DimensionsSheet: 13 3/8 x 6 7/8 in. (33.97 x 17.46 cm)
Credit LineGift of Matthew Vassar
On View
Not on view
Period18th c
Classification(s)
SignedDated (LR): 1785
InscribedInscribed (LR): (artist's initials)
BibliographyLandscapes of Retrospection (Poughkeepsie: FLLAC, 1999), p. 57 repr. ProvenanceCollections: Elias Magoon
Exhibition HistoryPoughkeepsie, NY, FLLAC, Vassar College, "Landscapes of Retrospection," October 15 - December 19, 1999;

The David and Alfred Smart Museum of Art, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, January 25 - March 25, 2001;

The Heinz Architectural Center, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 9 - September 2, 2001;

Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, February 9 - April 7, 2002 (see below)
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu