The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, between 1829 and 1831

  • Thomas Cole, American, 1801-1848

Pen and brown ink over graphite pencil on off-white laid paper

  • Sheet (irreg.): 12 3/4 × 8 inches (32.4 × 20.3 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund

39.531.A

1939-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Thomas Cole, The Angel Appearing to the Shepherds, between 1829 and 1831, pen and brown ink over graphite pencil on off-white laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, William H. Murphy Fund, 39.531.A.