This is one of the finest Pictures in the whole Collection--the Drawing, expression of St. Peter, and Light from the Angel extremely well managed--the whole has a beautiful effect. It was sold, a few years ago, for $10000. Italian Master. [P. 11; full entry reads: "St. Peter in Prison, an Angel from Heaven rescuing him, two Guards, one of them asleep, the other struck with horror and unable to speak."]
Catalogue of M. Paff's Gallery of Paintings. No. 221, Broadway, opposite the Park. New-York, May 15, 1812. Conrad Printer.
Artist nationality: Italian.
At time of exhibition in the collection of Paff, M.,
Paff Collection, New York, New York, May 15, 1812
The Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index is a historical record of artworks exhibited in the United States and Canada up through the Centennial year of 1876. Information is recorded as given in each exhibition catalog.
