Christ: Study for Christ and Nicodemus, Trinity Church, Boston
Christ: Study for Christ and Nicodemus, Trinity Church, Boston

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Christ: Study for Christ and Nicodemus, Trinity Church, Boston,

1877

John La Farge, 1835–1910; born New York, NY; died Newport, RI
x1946-98

Information

Title
Christ: Study for Christ and Nicodemus, Trinity Church, Boston
Dates

1877

Maker
John La Farge
Medium
Recto: Black crayon Verso: Graphite with brown wash
Dimensions
27.1 x 17.2 cm. (10 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1946-98
Inscription
in black crayon and graphite, lower left: Study for figure of | Xt of Trinity Nave 1877
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamp in red ink, lower right: [Japanese characters in a circle] [Lugt 2976a]
Culture
American
Type
studies (visual works), drawings
Materials
crayons, wash, wove paper, graphite
Subject
Christ, figures (representations), standing, men, bases (object components)

American Art Galleries, New York, John LaFarge Collection sale, 29-31 March 1911, no. 793

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