Angel - Trinity Church Mural

1876

John La Farge

Associated Names
John La Farge

Artist, American, 1835 - 1910

The image displays a detailed drawing of a person's upper three-quarters body. The figure is seated with their right arm raised, holding a large scroll or piece of cloth against their body. The face is turned slightly to the side with delicate features and a serene expression. The person has styled hair with soft curls around the face. The clothing is a draped garment, and there are wings behind the figure. The surroundings include a grid pattern and other sketches and shapes in the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal, graphite, and pen and brown ink, squared with graphite

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 32.1 × 26.7 cm (12 5/8 × 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.78

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John Davis Hatch [1907-1996], by 1976; gift 1979 to the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1976

  • Hatch, John Davis. 100 American Drawings: Loan Exhibition from the Collection of John Davis Hatch. London: Heim Gallery, 1976, no. 70.

Inscriptions

across bottom: (artist's notations: numbers 1-6)

Wikidata ID

Q64582822

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