The image features two full-length figures depicted in a watercolor style. The person on the left is standing with one arm raised, looking upward, with light brown hair framing a face that is slightly turned. They are dressed in a flowing garment with a green robe underneath and a rose or pink cloak over it, draped down their arm. The figure beside them, on the right, has their head slightly bowed with one hand on their chest. This person has long hair and their face is partly obscured by a hooded cloak that is light blue with a green lining. The clothing of both figures appears to be loose…
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Study for "Faith" and "Hope"

John La Farge (American, 1835 - 1910)

c. 1890

Medium
transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on illustration board
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
image: 24.61 × 16.35 cm (9 11/16 × 6 7/16 in.) ; board: 37.47 × 28.73 cm (14 3/4 × 11 5/16 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-W
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Bequest of James Parmelee, 1941)
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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