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Three Angel Heads
Mary Ann Willson (American, active in 1800–1825)
1800–25
Medium/Technique
Watercolor, pen and black ink, graphite pencil on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 40.5 x 32.9 cm (15 15/16 x 12 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Maxim Karolik for the M. and M. Karolik Collection of American Watercolors and Drawings, 1800–1875
Accession Number50.3886
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsWatercolors
Catalogue Raisonné
Karolik cat. no 1277, fig. color plate XXII (Folk artists)
DescriptionFolk art- various. Three winged female heads, with elaborate coiffures, hair ornaments and earrings.
InscriptionsBelow drawing in ink: "Angels now are hovering round us / Unprocevd thay mix the throng / Wondering at the love that crownd us / Glad to joyn the holy Song."
Provenance1950, gift of Maxim Karolik (b. 1893 - d. 1963), Newport, RI, to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 1950)