SKETCHES FOR FAITH
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Sketches for Faith

Francis Augustus Lathrop (American, 1849–1909)

1893–94

Medium
Graphite on brown paper
Classification
Figures (representations)
Dimensions
17.4 × 28.6 cm (6 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
Culture
USA
Museum
Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Credit line
Given by H. A. Hammond Smith
Rights
CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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About this work

Faith is shown twice. The angel kneels beside her, at left, and is shown seated beside her, at right. Verso: A woman's face, top left; in profiile toward left, bottom right.