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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Female Angels, (painting)

Catalog Data

Painter:
Freer, Frederick Warren 1849-1908  Search this
Medium:
Watercolor (?)
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Unlocated
Date:
Ca. 1887
Notes:
Bullock, Margaret E., 2000.
Summary:
An image of a group of four female angels is shown hovering or flying through the air. The angels are all seen in profile and are facing to the right. The one in th eforeground has both arms extended out in front of her. The middle angel is playing a harp. The third and fourth angels in the background are barely visible. A crescent moon is shown in the lower right corner.
Topic:
Figure group--Female  Search this
Religion--Angel  Search this
Performing Arts--Music--Harp  Search this
Control number:
IAP 78120139
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_366369