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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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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.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Angel - Trinity Church Mural

John La Farge

Date
1876
Medium
charcoal, graphite, and pen and brown ink, squared with graphite
Dimensions
sheet: 32.1 × 26.7 cm (12 5/8 × 10 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1979.20.78
Credit line
John Davis Hatch Collection
Time span
1876 to 1900
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • angels
  • religious
  • Realist
Provenance

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

Inscription

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

NGA object ID 57026. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.