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Drawing, Sketch of an Angel

This is a Drawing. It was created by Francis Augustus Lathrop. It is dated ca. 1895 and we acquired it in 1914. Its medium is graphite on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by H. A. Hammond Smith.

Its dimensions are

18.7 × 24.3 cm (7 3/8 × 9 9/16 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamp in brown ink (Lugt 457c): Museum for the Arts of Decoration Cooper Union

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "23 x 36 / 25 x 31"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Sketch of an Angel; Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849 - 1909); USA; graphite on laid paper; 18.7 × 24.3 cm (7 3/8 × 9 9/16 in.); 1914-38-239

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