Trinity Church, Boston (nave) - Mural Study

1876

John La Farge

Associated Names
John La Farge

Artist, American, 1835 - 1910

This image shows a detailed architectural sketch with intricate carvings and designs on a wall. The focus is on the ornate panels and columns in the center and towards the right. The view is slightly elevated, with a suggestion of significant height from an arch in the upper section. The drawing uses thin lines to depict the architectural elements and is rendered in black ink on muted blue paper, highlighting the details. The image emphasizes the complexity and beauty of the designs through precise renderings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite, pen and brown ink, and brush and brown ink on gray-blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    John Davis Hatch Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (approximate): 17.2 × 26.3 cm (6 3/4 × 10 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.20.80

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John La Farge (Lugt Supp.2976a). 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. 69.

Inscriptions

upper left in graphite: TRINITY. / LAFARGE.DeCEMBER / Oct 1876; center right in brown ink: [not deciphered]

Markings

lower left in red ink: John La Farge stamp (Lugt Supp 2976a)

Wikidata ID

Q64582824

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