DrawingsAmerican19th-20th century

Faith, Hope, and Charity, Study for Window, Trinity Church, Chicago

c. 1900 - 1902

Artists

John La FargeArtist

Description

Image divided into three separate panels. Paper from old mount covers verso.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor on buff wove paper

Culture

American

Century

19th-20th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

19.1 x 24.1 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.) Border drawn around image.: 14.2 x 22.4 cm (5 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Sale, Doll and Richards, Boston, 1904; purchased at that sale by Mrs. Roland C. Lincoln, Boston; her bequest (?) to her daughter, Bessie Lincoln Potter, and son-in-law, Murray Anthony Potter, Boston, 1920.

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