Black and white sketch of a bearded man with dark hair reading a book. The man is positioned with his head slightly bowed and angled to the right. His left hand holds the book open. He wears a high-collared shirt. The sketch is on a rectangular piece of paper with rough edges. Handwritten text is in the bottom-left corner. The text reads "Father Hecker / with Goethe. May. 1888". The background of the paper is light gray. The image background is white.
Artwork details
- Date:
- 1866
- Medium:
- Charcoal on off-white wove paper
- Culture:
- American
- Dimensions:
- 427 × 625 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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