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Study for a Memorial Window to Julia Appleton McKim, Trinity Church, Boston


Sketch for Memorial Window to Julia Appleton McKim, Trinity Church, Boston
John La Farge (American, 1835–1910)
American
1887

Medium/Technique Graphite and watercolor on paper
Dimensions Mount: 27.8 x 17.5 cm (10 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)
Sheet: 22.8 x 9.8 cm (9 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Major Henry Lee Higginson
Accession Number12.24
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsWatercolors

Marks Stamped in red with artist's seal (lower center)
InscriptionsBelow on mount, probably in artist's hand: Sketch for McKim's Window in Trinity Church Boston; G 2227; #524; Middle right margin: Figure of Virgin 3' x 3 1/4".
ProvenanceProbably sold by John La Farge to Major Henry Lee Higginson, Boston; 1912, gift of Henry Lee Higginson to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 4, 1912)