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Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Study for King Josiah Rending his Garments

c. 1730

James Thornhill

(British, 1675–1734)
England, 18th century
pen and brown ink over black chalk
Sheet: 19.5 x 28.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 1/4 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1992.50
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1992
    (Robert Dance, Inc., New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    February 24, 1992–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Turner, Evan H. “The Year in Review for 1992.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 80, no. 2 (February 1993): 38–79. Mentioned: p. 75 www.jstor.org
  • Selected Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 9-April 11, 1993).
  • {{cite web|title=Study for King Josiah Rending his Garments|url=false|author=James Thornhill|year=c. 1730|access-date=23 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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