Study, angel with musical instrument

Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852-1911)

Item type:

drawing

Date of creation:

late 19th-early 20th c.

Height:

74.8 cm  (29 7/16 in.)

Width:

57.2 cm  (22 1/2 in.)

Technique / Medium:

colored chalk

Place of creation:

United States

Description

A sketch, on a dark gray background, of an angel with a golden halo and wings suggested in red, wearing a blue gown with red sleeves, standing and playing a lute.

Iconclass

48C75
making music; musician with instrument
48C7323
lute

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

6093