(French, 1715-1790)Worthy is the Lamb (Revelation 5:9), unsigned, sanguine on laid paper, 4-1/2 x 8-5/8 in.; gilt wood frame, 12-1/8 x 16-1/8 in.Note: "You are worthy to take the scroll and to open its seals, because you were slain, and with your blood you purchased for God persons from every tribe and language and people and nation." Revelation 5:9For a similar compositions with references to Revelation see https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/de/werk/der-heilige-geist-von-engeln-umgebenand https://sammlung.staedelmuseum.de/en/work/maria-auf-der-mondsichel, Provenance: Property of Twin Oaks Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia
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toning, inscribed in pencil verso, glue tacked in at top to an album sheet, pencil inscription on margins of album page