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Composition study for a "Virtuous Woman" stained glass window
Composition study for a "Virtuous Woman" stained glass window

Composition study for a "Virtuous Woman" stained glass window

A "Virtuous Woman" Stained Glass Window
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Object Details

Title:
Composition study for a "Virtuous Woman" stained glass window
Date:
c. 1900
Artist:
Medium:
Charcoal and sanguine on board with framing lines in charcoal
Dimensions
10 x 17 in.
Classification
No items found.
Credit Line:
Gift of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 2015
Description

[upper left above framing line in sanguine]: [illegible]; [bottom of left and center panels in sanguine]: [illegible]; [bottom of right panel in sanguine]: She stretcheth forth her hands to the poor [?]; [lower left, below framing line, in red ink]: stamped monogram initials; [lower right, below framing line, in red ink]: stamped signature; [bottom right in black ink]: The Virtuous Woman; [verso in black ink]: VO / study / "The Virtuous Woman"

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